After breaking his maiden in New York-bred company in start number two, he was thrown to the wolves in the Gotham where he went off at 27-1.
#LAST WOOD MEMORIAL WINNER TO WIN THE KENTUCKY DERBY CODE#
With his strong Aqueduct record, a return to a favorable distance, and the strongest back class in the field, Mo Donegal is certainly a player on Saturday.Ģ – Golden Code (15/1): The second of three starters for the Pletcher barn, which with a win would tie “Sunny” Jim Fitzsimmons for the most wins in the Wood Memorial with 7 victories, Golden Code exits a very solid third in the Gotham S. (G2) over the same course and distance as the Wood Memorial. Prior to that outing by Mo Donegal, he earned a hard fought victory over fellow Derby contender Zandon, in the Remsen S. The form that race was franked mightily last weekend when 1-2 finishers White Abarrio and Simplification ran first and third, respectively, in the Florida Derby (G1).
In that spot, he broke a touch slow and tried to close into a pace-less setup, in addition to a cutback in distance he clearly didn’t relish. (G3) despite encountering trouble throughout. That came a few months ago at Gulfstream Park, when he ran a strong race in the Holy Bull S. A son of Uncle Mo, this graded stakes winning Todd Pletcher trainee has only made one start in 2022. With how wide-open this year’s Derby trail has been, and the presence of prep winners Mo Donegal, Early Voting, and Morello, it’s not outlandish to think the winner of this race could be a threat on the First Saturday in May.Īqueduct Saturday, Race 8: The Grade 2 Wood Memorialġ – Mo Donegal (5/2 morning line): Kicking off the field is the morning line co-second choice, Mo Donegal.
However, 2022 feels like a year that winless streak could end. In recent years, there have been plenty of talented winners like Tacitus, Vino Rosso, and Frosted, but none were able to put together winning efforts in Louisville. A race with plenty of history, the Wood Memorial has produced 20 Kentucky Derby winners over time, but none since 2003. On the final weekend of major Kentucky Derby preps, the Wood Memorial (G2) will take center stage with one of it’s most competitive fields in years.
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