WinStar Farm's Creator posted an 11-1 upset when he closed from dead last to win Saturday's Grade 1 Arkansas Derby by 1 1/4 lengths, earning 100 points toward the Kentucky Derby and guaranteeing himself a spot in the starting gate on May 7. The sophomore son of Tapit covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.14 over the fast main track for meet-leading trainer Steve Asmussen and jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr., before a crowd of over 65,000 fans at Oaklawn Park.
“Ricardo has a ton of confidence in the horse and I'm glad to see him rewarded for how much he believed in the horse,” said Asmussen. “I can't say enough about the job that (assistant) Darren Fleming and (exercise rider) Abel Flores have done with this horse here at Oaklawn. His race in the Rebel (third) was good and we felt like he came out of it good. He had a little break and came out for the Arkansas Derby training great. I am very proud of the outcome today.” Full Story from Paullick
Tapit isn't on the masthead of this blog for nothin'
Tapit isn't on the masthead of this blog for nothin'
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