3. Upstart
Derby Points/Rank: 16 points – 4th
Race Record: (5) 3-1-1
Earnings: $701,880
Breeding: Flatter – Party Silks
Owner: Ralph Evans
Trainer: Richard Violette Jr.
Last Race: Gulfstream Park: Grade 2 Holy Bull on 1/24/15, finished 1st
Projected Next Race: Gulfstream Park: Grade 2 Fountain of Youth
Analysis: This horse finished third in the Breeders Cup Juvenile to Texas Red, and in his first start since that race he dominated a decent field in the Grade 2 Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park. You have to like how that form has held strong, and you can even say that he’s taken a couple of steps forward since that race. It looks as though he’ll stay at Gulfstream Park and take the Florida route to Kentucky.
