Iron Horse surges to a 1-length Gotham win, earning Kentucky Derby points

NEW YORK (AP) — Iron Horse gained the $300,000 Gotham by a size Saturday to earn Kentucky Derby qualifying factors.

Ridden by Manny Franco, Iron Horse ran a mile in 1:37.94 and paid $3.88 to win because the 4-5 favourite within the discipline of eight.

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Iron Horse earned 50 qualifying factors for the Kentucky Derby on Might 2.

“He fought laborious,” Franco mentioned. “The opposite horse, I’ve acquired to offer a bit credit score to, however I knew that my horse had sufficient to get it executed.”

Crown the Buckeye was second and earned 25 qualifying factors. Proper to Social gathering was one other 6 1/2 lengths again in third and earned 15 factors. Exhibition Solely was fourth and earned 10 factors, whereas Balboa acquired 5 factors for ending fifth.

Coach Chad Brown mentioned Iron Horse would stay in New York and be pointed towards the $750,000 Wooden Memorial on April 4. The colt improved to 2-0 in his profession. He’s a son of 2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist.

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“Race by race, he’s nonetheless studying,” Franco mentioned. “This was simply his second begin and I’m simply glad to be on him.”

The 74th version of the Gotham marked its closing operating at Aqueduct earlier than it strikes to the newly redesigned Belmont Park subsequent 12 months.

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