Can ‘Jack’ Get it Done From Far Back?

[Wandering Eyes]

Deep closer My Boy Jack (Creative Cause), currently right on the bubble to make it into the GI Kentucky Derby starting gate, will look to secure his spot in the “Run for the Roses” in Saturday’s GIII Stonestreet Lexington S., which offers a total of 34 points for the Derby. A stakes winner on the grass out in California in October, My Boy Jack was seventh beaten three lengths in the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf. He resurfaced on the dirt to be third in the GIII Sham S. behind highly regarded McKinzie (Street Sense) Jan. 6, and shipped to Oaklawn to mow them all down in a fast-paced, muddy-track renewal of the GIII Southwest S. Feb. 19. The Keith Desormeaux trainee made a head-turning move in the GII Louisiana Derby Mar. 24, only to flatten out late and settle for third, beaten three parts of a length. “If he had run second in the Louisiana Derby, we would not be worrying about this,” said Julie Clark, assistant to Keith Desormeaux. “He made that big move wide on the turn and [jockey] Kent [Desormeaux] couldn’t just stop his momentum.” Another who invades from the west coast is Greyvitos (Malibu Moon). The grey pulled off an almost 20-1 shocker to break his maiden over the talented but ill-fated Mourinho (Super Saver) in Del Mar’s GIII Bob Hope S. Nov. 11, and handled another furlong with aplomb when he took the frequently productive Springboard Mile S. at Remington Park Dec. 17. Telekinesis (Ghostzapper) was impressive enough to be named a ‘TDN Rising Star‘ after his Fair Grounds sprint unveiling Feb. 9, but he was a disappointing third at odds-on facing older foes on the stretch-out Mar. 9.

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