Racing Dudes Top 20 Kentucky Derby Rankings #9

5. Practical Joke

Derby Points/Rank: 34 – 9th

Race Record: (5) 3-1-1

Earnings: $815,800

Breeding: Into Mischief – Halo Humor

Owner: Klaravich Stables, Inc, and William Lawrence

Trainer: Chad Brown

Last Race: Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes, Finished 2nd

Analysis: This weekend will be the big test for Practical Joke as he’ll go 1 1/8 miles in the Grade 1 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park.  Last time out in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth, he made an awesome move, only to flatten out and finish second.  Will he be able to sustain that kind of move this time, as he should be more fit, or will the distance just be too much? This will be a make-or-break race for him.