Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted March 2 Journalists Share Posted March 2 Ted Bowman of Hot Springs' Speed King (Volatile) is being pointed to the GI Arkansas Derby at 1 1/8 miles Mar 29, trainer Ron Moquett of Hot Springs said Sunday morning. The grey will be looking to rebound from a 10th-place finish in the GII Rebel Stakes at 1 1/16 miles Feb. 23. Speed King, who broke from post 10, was beaten 15 lengths by Coal Battle after chasing a hot pace. “I think there were a lot of variables in it,” Moquett said. “My main thing is the horse is sound and happy. Coming out there going wide, we thought we didn't need to use him too much to go with the pace. The way the track was playing, that was the exact opposite. We should have used him enough to get over to the good part of the track and not be wide around the first turn. It seemed the like rail was probably the spot to be. Not saying that's the reason we lost, but it seemed like it would have been a lot easier on the horse.” Speed King, who ranks 11th on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 25 points, collected 20 points for a wire-to-wire one-length victory in the GIII Southwest Stakes at 1 1/16 miles Jan. 25 at Oaklawn. The Southwest was Oaklawn's second of four Kentucky Derby qualifying races. The Arkansas Derby will award 200 total points (100-50-25-15-10, respectively) to the top five finishers toward starting eligibility for the Kentucky Derby. The post GSW Speed King Pointed to Arkansas Derby appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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