It's been a while since I've had a horse worthy of the Kentucky Derby.
I've had the honor of winning the Derby once. Back in 2006, War Machine nipped Smart Money to win and then continued his march into immortality by winning the Preakness and Belmont, becoming the first and only horse to win the PF American Triple Crown.
War Machine's victory was one of four Derby entrants enjoyed by Otsego Farms. The others are detailed as follows.
In 2004, Nightwing finished 5th in an extremely tough field of 15, which included all-time greats Thunder Arctic, Dansilver, Dubai Gold, Congenial, Chatterbox, Blushing Approval, Vampirical, and Troll Tower.
Doomsday ran in the 2007 Derby and finished a disappointing 10th. His record coming into the race was 4-1-2-0 and included a 2nd in the Arkansas Derby at 9 furlongs. Alas, the distance was just too much and even though our trainer insisted that Doomsday had Classic-type stamina, he was never able to compete at that distance during his career.
Union Jack finished a respectable 7th in a 19-horse field in 2008. Jack had 6 wins under his belt coming into the Derby and even though our trainers knew he preferred turf, we felt he deserved a chance based on his record.
The last four seasons have past with no Kentucky Derby entries for Otsego Farms. The 2013 season will make it five in a row since none of my current 3yo's are worthy for a run at the roses.
We hope we can break the streak in 2014. Both Crossbones (Nightwing x In Spirit) and War Hammer (War Machine x Shattered Record) are surface and distance appropriate, and both of their sires are Kentucky Derby veterans. We'll see how they perform this year. Hopefully one of them will show the right stuff and get us back to Churchill Downs.
I've had the honor of winning the Derby once. Back in 2006, War Machine nipped Smart Money to win and then continued his march into immortality by winning the Preakness and Belmont, becoming the first and only horse to win the PF American Triple Crown.
War Machine's victory was one of four Derby entrants enjoyed by Otsego Farms. The others are detailed as follows.
In 2004, Nightwing finished 5th in an extremely tough field of 15, which included all-time greats Thunder Arctic, Dansilver, Dubai Gold, Congenial, Chatterbox, Blushing Approval, Vampirical, and Troll Tower.
Doomsday ran in the 2007 Derby and finished a disappointing 10th. His record coming into the race was 4-1-2-0 and included a 2nd in the Arkansas Derby at 9 furlongs. Alas, the distance was just too much and even though our trainer insisted that Doomsday had Classic-type stamina, he was never able to compete at that distance during his career.
Union Jack finished a respectable 7th in a 19-horse field in 2008. Jack had 6 wins under his belt coming into the Derby and even though our trainers knew he preferred turf, we felt he deserved a chance based on his record.
The last four seasons have past with no Kentucky Derby entries for Otsego Farms. The 2013 season will make it five in a row since none of my current 3yo's are worthy for a run at the roses.
We hope we can break the streak in 2014. Both Crossbones (Nightwing x In Spirit) and War Hammer (War Machine x Shattered Record) are surface and distance appropriate, and both of their sires are Kentucky Derby veterans. We'll see how they perform this year. Hopefully one of them will show the right stuff and get us back to Churchill Downs.
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