Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 9, 2018 Journalists Share Posted April 9, 2018 GRONKOWSKI (Lonhro {Aus}-Four Sugars, by Lookin At Lucky)O-Phoenix Thoroughbred Limited. B-Epic Thoroughbreds LLC. T-Jeremy Noseda. Sales history: $75,000 wnl KEENOV ’15; $67,415 yrl TATOCT ’16; $404,492 2yo TATBRE ’17. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0, $135,644. Apr. 3 TDN Top 12 Rank: N/A Last Start: 1st, 32red Burradon S, NEW, Mar. 30. Next Start: GI Kentucky Derby, CD, May 5Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: Qualified via European Road to the KY Derby After Gronkowski earned his way into a Derby berth by winning the European Road to the Kentucky Derby points battle last week, the predominant wise guy chatter about him centered on how his presence will skew the Derby betting by a few percentage points. Here’s a horse who should legitimately go off north of 60-1 odds, but because he shares a name with a well-known, highly animated professional football player who is likely to attend the Derby and get substantial media coverage, you can expect casual stateside money to pound his price below 20-1. Gronkowski has never run on dirt nor beyond a mile, and he won the Burradon S. at Newcastle by settling towards the back of the pack and rallying late for a 1 1/4-length, driven-out victory. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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