November 26, 2024

Discreetness edges Gordy Florida in Smarty Jones

Last updated: 1/18/16 8:06 PM




Discreetness tracked an early pace duel and wore longshot Gordy Florida to take
Monday’s $150,000 Smarty Jones
, the first of Oaklawn Park’s series of preps
for the Kentucky Derby (G1). Trained by “Jinks” Fires and ridden by Jon Court,
Discreetness won by a neck in what was a follow-up victory after taking last
month’s $250,000 Springboard Mile at Remington Park.

At Santa Anita,

Keri Belle just held off Stormy Lucy and Theatre Star to register her first
stakes win in the $100,000 Megahertz (G3)
, a one-mile grass event for
fillies and mares. Mr. Mrs. Jerry Moss’ homebred was ridden by Alex Solis.

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above links.

Also on the blog Monday:

Kellie Reilly recaps

the second week of action at Meydan’s Dubai World Cup Carnival
.

Vance Hanson talks about
“rogue” Eclipse Award votes and why more needs to be done to limit them
.