G3 Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland

[Man o Taz]

Race 9 - Coolmore Lexington S. (Grade III)

Purse $200,000. For Three Year Olds. One And One Sixteenth Miles. (All Weather Track)
P#   PP   Horse   Virtual
Stable   A/S   Med   Jockey   Wgt   Trainer   M/L
1   1   Mr Speaker (KY)      3/C   L   J Lezcano   120   C R McGaughey III     5/2
2   2   Solitary Ranger (KY)      3/C   L   F Geroux   120   W M Catalano             6/1
3   3   Dynamic Impact (KY)   3/C   L   A Garcia   118   M E Casse           10/1
4   4   Poker Player (KY)      3/C   L   S Elliott   120   W M Catalano           10/1
5   5   Z Lucky (KY)              3/C   L   J K Court   118   D W Lukas           20/1
6   6   Divine Oath (KY)      3/C   L   J Castellano   118   T A Pletcher     3/1
7   7   Ami's Holiday (ON)      3/C   L   R Albarado   120   J Carroll           10/1
8   8   Ride Away (KY)              3/C   L   J R Leparoux   118   H G Motion   12/1
9   9   Morning Calm (NY)      3/C   L   J Rocco, Jr.   118   M Nihei           20/1
10   10   Supermonic (PA)      3/C   L   J Rosario   118   T A Pletcher             8/1
11   11   Global Strike (KY)      3/C   L   I Ortiz, Jr.   118   T A Pletcher           15/1

Owners: 1 - Phipps Stable (O. M. Phipps, et al.); 2 - Susan Moulton; 3 - John C. Oxley; 4 - Gary and Mary West; 5 - Zayat Stables, LLC (Ahmed Zayat); 6 - Let's Go Stable (Kevin Scatuorchio and Bryan Sullivan); 7 - Ivan Dalos; 8 - Pin Oak Stable, LLC (Josephine Abercrombie); 9 - Great Hill Stables (Chin-a Yi); 10 - Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman); 11 - Stonestreet Stables, LLC (Barbara Banke)

Breeders: 1 - Phipps Stable; 2 - Richard Forbush & U S Ranger Syndicate; 3 - Blue Heaven Farm, LLC; 4 - Nicholas M. Lotz, Rosemary K. Lotz &Harlan's Holiday Syndicate; 5 - Zayat Stables; 6 - Sanford R. Robertson; 7 - Tall Oaks Farm; 8 - Pin Oak Stud, LLC; 9 - Gallagher's Stud; 10 - Highclere Inc. & Springtown Show Stable; 11 - Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC

Equipment Changes: 4 - Poker Player - Blinkers off

I think you all know where my heart lies with this one...Mr. Speaker all the way. Glad he is going off as the favorite since it seems Divine Oath has been getting most of the attention recently.

[Man o Taz]

As predicted, Mr. Speaker took the field.

Too bad he was not entered in the Bluegrass Stakes.

His breeding says dirt.

He had one effort on Gulfstream dirt...how many dirt horses do not perform well on that dirt? Look at Wicked Strong, Our Caravan, and likely many others...

So, I think he deserves another shot...but who am I?