Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 1, 2020 Journalists Posted February 1, 2020 THOUSAND WORDS (c, 3, Pioneerof the Nile–Pomeroys Pistol, by Pomeroy), at the top of the list on the TDN Top Kentucky Derby contenders, did nothing to tarnish his reputation with a tough 3/4-length defeat of Royal Act (American Pharoah) and stablemate High Velocity (Quality Road) in Saturday’s GIII Robert B. Lewis S. at Santa Anita. Exiting a neck victory in the GII Los Alamitos Futurity in which he contested the pace heads apart, the $1-million Keeneland September yearling was reined back off the speed and sat fourth turning up the backstretch as High Velocity cut out the running from Tizamagician (Tiznow). Edging a bit closer entering the final four furlongs, Thousand Words traveled sweetly on the bend and it was a matter of what path he’d take to the wire. Flavien Prat somewhat audaciously elected to knife through a narrow opening between High Velocity and Tizamagician three-sixteenths of a mile from home and managed to grind it out from there to give Bob Baffert his 3000th North American training victory. Royal Act was up late for second. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0. O-Albaugh Family Stable & Spendthrift Farm; B-Hardacre Farm (FL); T-Bob Baffert. The post Thousand Words Toughs It Out in Bob Lewis appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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