Anneau d’Or

[Wandering Eyes]

ANNEAU D’OR (c, Medaglia d’Oro–Walk Close, by Tapit)
O-Peter Redekop B.C. Ltd. B-Highland Yard (Ky). T-Blaine Wright. Sales History: $170,000 RNA yrl ’18 KEESEP; $480,000 2yo ’19 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: GISP, 3-1-2-0, $399,000.
Last Start: 2nd GII Los Alamitos Futurity, LRC, Dec. 7
Accomplishments Include: 2nd GI TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
Next Start: Uncommitted.
Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 12

After breaking his maiden by eight lengths on the turf at Golden Gate, the connections of Anneau d’Or wanted to take a shot at the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. As a Plan B hedge against getting shut out of that oversubscribed race, the colt was cross-entered in the Juvenile, and this $480,000 OBSAPR Medaglia d’Oro bay (RNA’d for $170,000 at KEESEP) ran a surprise second on the dirt at 28-1 despite being three or four paths wide on both turns. In the Los Al Futurity, Anneau d’Or managed to get pocketed in a four-horse field while taking kickback over a sloppy surface, and when he finally tipped out to a clear path and commenced a lumbering run, he got on even terms with (but never passed) number one-ranked Thousand Words. Trainer Blaine Wright told Horse Racing Nation that the Feb. 1 Lewis S., the Feb. 15 El Camino Real Derby, and the Mar. 7 San Felipe S. are all possible next-race options, with the Apr. 4 GI Santa Anita Derby a longer-range target.

VIDEO PPS

FINISH	RACE
2nd	GII  Los Alamitos Futurity
2nd	GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
1st	Maiden

 

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