Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 8, 2019 Journalists Share Posted February 8, 2019 Knicks Go (Paynter), a runaway winner at 70-1 in last year’s GI Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity and also runner-up at 40-1 in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, kicks off his sophomore campaign as the horse to beat in Saturday’s GIII Sam F. Davis S. at Tampa Bay Downs. The gray, owned by KRA Stud Farm and trained by Ben Colebrook, tired to 11th as the 3-1 favorite in a sloppy renewal of the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. at Churchill Downs last time Nov. 24. He’s been firing bullets at Tampa for his return- including a five-furlong move in :58 2/5 (1/39) Jan. 26. “We had given him some time off after his last start and he had put on some weight since, so he needed a serious work,” Colebrook said of the drill. “He is easy to train, he tries hard every time and he is a pleasure to be around.” ‘TDN Rising Star’ So Alive (Super Saver), a half-brother to 2018 GII Wood Memorial S. winner Vino Rosso (Curlin), delivered a 1 1/2-length victory over Counter Offer (Tapizar) in his two-turn debut in an optional claimer at Tampa Jan. 6. Trainer Todd Pletcher has won this race six times since 2006 and was also third in last year’s renewal with the aforementioned Vino Rosso. Still Dreaming (Flatter) heads straight to the deep end after posting a visually impressive maiden win for Graham Motion going a one-turn mile at Laurel Jan. 1. The half-brother to GI Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist (Uncle Mo) brought $460,000 from West Point Thoroughbreds and Chris Larsen as a KEESEP yearling. The Sam F. Davis offers 10-4-2-1 points for the Kentucky Derby. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.