Last year's 2 year old champion War Pass will face 9 other 3 year olds in the 1 1/8 miles Wood Memorial on Saturday. War Pass reminded me a lot of 1997 Horse of the Year Favorite Trick.
Both War Pass and Favorite Trick sires are sprinters and they like to race in the front. Both horses are undefeated as a 2 year old and won the Breeder's cup Juvenile by large margin. Both horse failed to win their distance test as a 3 year old. War Pass finished last in the 1 1/16 miles Tampa Bay Derby and Favorite Trick finished a close 3rd in the Arkansas Derby. Amazingly Favorite Trick was the 2nd betting choice in the 1998 Derby despite his obvious distance limitation.
If somehow War Pass manage to win the Wood Memorial this Saturday, he will be one of the top 3 choices comes the Derby time. War Pass is an automatic toss out for me if he makes it to the Derby, just liked I didn't bet a penny on Favorite Trick in his Derby while hitting the trifecta.
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