Insights: Hidden Scroll Looks to Bounce Back on Derby Undercard

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4th-CD, $103K, ALW/OC ($75K), N1X, 3yo, 7f, 12:03 p.m. ET
‘TDN Rising Star‘ Hidden Scroll (Hard Spun), who at one point looked like a potential GI Kentucky Derby favorite, looks to get back on track here while shortening up. A jaw-dropping 14-length debut winner going a one-turn mile in the Gulfstream slop Jan. 26–good for a gaudy 104 Beyer Speed Figure–the Juddmonte homebred settled for fourth when dueling through impossible fractions in the GII Xpressbet Fountain of Youth S. around two turns Mar. 2. His new pilot for the GI Xpressbet Florida Derby may have overcorrected that day, as the Bill Mott trainee seemed unhappy being restrained early while winner Maximum Security (New Year’s Day) waltzed on the lead. OXO Equine LLC’s ‘Rising Star‘ Fortin Hill (Mucho Macho Man) resurfaces for the first time since airing by 5 1/2 lengths first out at Belmont Oct. 12 over a next-out winner who was subsequently stakes placed. A $170,000 KEESEP yearling, Fortin Hill blossomed into a $575,000 OBSMARCH juvenile. TheIndiana-bred Chad Brown pupil hails from the family of two-time Canadian Horse of the Year and Eclipse winner Chief Bearhart (Chief’s Crown) and MGISW Private Zone (Macho Uno). TJCIS PPs

13th-CD, $103K, ALW/OC ($75K), N1X, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 7:50 p.m. ET
Larry Best’s OXO Equine and Chad Brown will send out another pricey colt looking to clear his first-level allowance condition in Bandon Woods (Uncle Mo) some eight hours after the aforementioned Fortin Hill. Fourth in a strong Gulfstream maiden special weight that produced GI Florida Derby runner-up and Derby entrant Bodexpress (Bodemeister) as well as big-figure next-out winner Fort Worth (City Zip), the $180,000 KEENOV weanling and $700,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling broke through by three lengths when stretched out in the Keeneland slop Apr. 7. The great grandson of GISW Unbridled Elaine (Unbridled’s Song) earned an 87 Beyer for that score. Hoffa’s Union (Union Rags) is one of a number in here dropping out of stakes company. The $11,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic bargain buy garnered plenty of buzz when he romped by 15 1/2 lengths first up at Laurel Feb. 28, prompting a group including Gary Barber and Wachtel Stable to buy in and transfer the gelding from Gary Capuano to Mark Casse. Hoffa’s Union settled for eighth last time in the Apr. 6 GII Wood Memorial S. TJCIS PPs

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