Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 16, 2022 Journalists Posted April 16, 2022 Tawny Port (c, 3, Pioneerof the Nile–Livi Makenzie, by Macho Uno), second in the GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks S. just two weeks ago at Turfway, punched his ticket to the GI Kentucky Derby with a good-looking win in Saturday's GIII Stonestreet Lexington S. at Keeneland. The 5-1 shot found a good spot in an outside fifth rounding the clubhouse turn. Traveling nicely while three wide heading into the far turn, he rolled up on the outside to the top two in the stretch and powered down the center to win going away by a length over the pacesetting Major General (Constitution). Favored In Due Time (Not This Time) was third. A winner of his first two tries going a mile over the Turfway synthetic Dec. 4 and Jan. 7, Tawny Port was a respectable fifth–beaten 7 3/4 lengths by likely Derby favorite Epicenter (Not This Time)–with a troubled trip in a live renewal of the GII Risen Star S. in his first try on dirt Feb. 19. He was a solid second, beaten 2 1/2 lengths, to Tiz the Bomb (Hit it a Bomb), in the Jeff Ruby Steaks. Sales history: $430,000 yrl '20 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0. O-Peachtree Stable; B-WinStar Farm LLC (Ky); T-Brad Cox. The post Tawny Port Punches Kentucky Derby Ticket 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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