Kentucky Derby 2022 El Camino Real Derby Replay And Reaction | Baffert Steals Another Kentucky Derby Prep February 13, 2022 Credit: Vassar Photography Kentucky Derby 2022 El Camino Real Derby Replay And Reaction | Baffert Steals Another Kentucky Derby Prep February 13, 2022 By: Curtis "Magic" Kalleward twitteremail Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article The Racing Dudes team reacts to trainer Bob Baffert – still currently barred from earning any points offered – stealing yet another Kentucky Derby (G1) prep when Blackadder nipped Mackinnon in Saturday’s El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate Fields. They also discuss who they like moving forward, including any potential longshots. Join our race replay watch-along and tell us your thoughts on the race in the Comments section! Check out our NEW free sports picks for all the biggest games in the NFL, NCAA, NHL, NBA, and more! Cash Big At The Kentucky Derby With Us There’s a reason we’re the #1 trusted source for premium racing picks & info. Find Out Why Join the Inner Circle Sign up for exclusive 10% discount on orders, plus be the first to access our daily free and premium horse racing picks, articles, podcasts, and more! Sign Up The track press release: Recent maiden-breaking 3-year-old colt Blackadder defeated ten other sophomore foes in the feature race of the day at Golden Gate Fields, the $100,000 El Camino Real Derby. With the victory, Blackadder earned an all-expenses paid, free berth into the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes, on May 21. The aforementioned Preakness incentive has been awarded to the winner of the El Camino Real Derby since 2018. Last year, El Camino Real Derby winner Rombauer took advantage of the free berth and went on to win the Preakness for trainer Michael McCarthy and jockey Flavien Prat. Sent off as the second choice in the wagering at 7-2, Blackadder sat in midfield and saved ground on the clubhouse turn and around the far turn bend. At the quarter pole, he waited for a seam, found room in upper stretch, and accelerated towards 3-5 race favorite MacKinnon, who had taken the lead at the furlong pole. In the final furlong, Blackadder made up ground and, approaching the sixteenth pole, was level with MacKinnon. In the final sixteenth of a mile, the two Southern California shippers battled to the wire, with Blackadder a neck in front at the finish. Blackadder is trained by Bob Baffert, who picked up his third El Camino Real Derby victory with Saturday’s win. Baffert won the 1996 edition with Cavonnier and the 2019 running with Azul Coast. Blackadder paid $9.60 to win, $3.80 to place and $3.00 to show. MacKinnon paid $2.60 to place and $2.20 to show, with Del Mo returning $4.40 to show. “[Baffert] told me that if I’m gonna win, I’m gonna have to earn it because [Blackadder] is a bit lazy,” said Maldonado. “I wanted to be behind because there were three sprinters stretching out. I knew the pace would be fast, so I wanted to stay inside and then swing out when we got to the stretch. [Turning for home], there were too many horses outside of me, so I had to wait. I noticed that MacKinnon got the jump on me, but I was able to get through an opening, and [Blackadder] got it done.” MacKinnon, who ran third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf and was a multiple stakes winner last year at 2 in Southern California, settled for second under jockey Abel Cedillo. He was three and a half lengths clear of stablemate Del Mo, who checked in third. Il Bellator completed the superfecta, C’Mon Man was fifth, followed by Boise, Nuestro Engreido, Unraptured, Stormy Samurai, Meetmeattheclub, and Dr Pescado. Blackadder stopped the clock for 9 furlongs on Tapeta 1:50.34. With the victory, Blackadder increased his career earnings to $108,920. The son of Quality Road, purchased for $650,000 as a yearling at Keeneland, sports a lifetime record of 2 wins, 0 seconds and one third place finish from 4 lifetime starts. Bred in Kentucky by Stone Farm, Blackadder is owned by the large syndicate group of SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC, Catherine Donovan, Golconda Stable, Siena Farm LLC.
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