Summary
Always Dreaming wins 143rd Kentucky Derby on a sloppy track. Before Always Dreaming came thundering through the slop at Churchill Downs to beat Lookin at Lee by 2 3/4 lengths, there was concern about his behavior this week. When trainer Todd Pletcher sent Always Dreaming to the track last Sunday, the horse was so eager to train he became difficult for his exercise rider Adele Bellinger to control, something the horse had never done before. The concern in a situation like that is the horse will exert too much energy and leave his race on the track in the morning. He clearly wanted to run, but it's a fine line for these animals between jumping out of their skin and being relaxed enough to handle all the issues a 1 1/4-mile race in front of 158,070 people.
While Always Dreaming has the ideal running style for a Triple Crown winner, looking a lot like American Pharoah on Saturday, the Triple Crown shifts to Baltimore now. Will he be able to answer the question, "Is he still much better than his peers when it's a smaller field?"
Analysis
This article was written by Dan Wolken for usatoday.com. It was the first article that I have ever read by this author. This article was written without bias or prejudice. It presented the facts surrounding the winner of the 143rd Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby takes place the first Saturday in May and starts the journey for those trying to capture what Secretariat did.......to win the triple crown.
The journey continues now for Always Dreaming. Can he win the Triple Crown?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2017/05/06/always-dreaming-has-perfect-kentucky-derby-todd-pletcher/101391386/
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