Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 1, 2019 Journalists Share Posted April 1, 2019 PLUS QUE PARFAIT (r, Point of Entry—Belvedera, by Awesome Again) O-Imperial Racing, LLC. B-Calloway Stables, LLC (KY). T-Brendan Walsh. Sales History: $24,000 RNA Wlg ’16 KEENOV; $135,000 Ylg ’17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GSW-UAE & GSP-US, 7-2-1-1, $1,590,400. Last Start: 1st, G2 UAE Derby, MEY, Mar. 30 Next Start: GI Kentucky Derby, CD, May 4Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 104. Plus Que Parfait rocketed to both the top of the Derby points qualifying list (104) and sophomore earnings ($1.59 million) list over the weekend with a deft through-traffic win over 1 3/16 miles in the G2 UAE Derby. The field that this $135,000 KEESEP Point of Entry ridgling beat in Dubai did feature several Group 2 and 3 winning/placed horses, but it would be a stretch to say the also-rans included any serious Triple Crown-caliber contenders. Plus Que Parfait’s stateside company lines might yield better clarity as to where he fits in: The horses who ran second and third to him in his Oct. 7 Keeneland maiden win both eventually won stakes in 2019, and Plus Que Parfait did finish second, beaten only a neck, to the number three-ranked Signalman in a Nov. 24 Grade II stakes at Churchill. Several subpar runs behind number two-ranked War of Will suggested that Plus Que Parfait was heading in the wrong direction, but trainer Brendan Walsh surmised that this horse just didn’t like the Fair Grounds. Either way, Plus Que Parfait now sports a last-race win heading to Louisville, which is a feat only four other horses within this week’s Top 12 can boast. VIDEO PPS FINISH RACE 1st GII UAE Derby 13th GII Risen Star S. 2nd GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. 1st Maiden 3rd Maiden View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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