Triple Crown Tracker: Derby alumni dominate in Ohio
Tawny Port, White Abarrio, and Classic Causeway all made their first start since the Run for the Roses in the Grade 3, $500,000 Ohio Derby on June 25. Tawny Port, sent off as the 1.3-1 favorite in the field of eight, rallied to the lead in upper stretch and kept on to win by a length over White Abarrio. Classic Causeway, after an early pace battle, crossed the wire another 1 1/4 lengths back in third.
Tiz the Bomb returned to the work tab June 25 at Keeneland, where he breezed four furlongs on the dirt. Though it was his first workout since finishing ninth in the Kentucky Derby, he is expected to race July 9 in the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Derby.
| Derby | Horse | Last Race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Strike | 6th, Belmont Stakes (G1) | No works since last race |
| 2 | Epicenter | 2nd, Preakness (G1) | Worked 5f June 27 at Churchill Downs |
| 3 | Zandon | 3rd, Kentucky Derby (G1) | Worked 4f June 26 at Belmont |
| 4 | Simplification | 6th, Preakness (G1) | No works since last race |
| 5 | Mo Donegal | 1st, Belmont Stakes (G1) | No works since last race |
| 6 | Barber Road | 7th, Belmont Stakes (G1) | No works since last race |
| 7 | Tawny Port | 1st, Ohio Derby (G3) | No works since last race |
| 8 | Smile Happy | 8th, Kentucky Derby (G1) | No works since last race |
| 9 | Tiz the Bomb | 9th, Kentucky Derby (G1) | Worked 4f June 25 at Keeneland |
| 10 | Zozos | 10th, Kentucky Derby (G1) | No works since last race |
| 11 | Classic Causeway | 3rd, Ohio Derby (G3) | No works since last race |
| 12 | Taiba | 12th, Kentucky Derby (G1) | Worked 4f June 13 at Santa Anita |
| 13 | Crown Pride (JPN) | 13th, Kentucky Derby (G1) | No works since last race |
| 14 | Happy Jack | 1st, Allowance Optional Claiming (June 19, CD) | No works since last race |
| 15 | Messier | 15th, Kentucky Derby (G1) | Worked 4f June 11 at Keeneland |
| 16 | White Abarrio | 2nd, Ohio Derby (G3) | No works since last race |
| 17 | Charge It | 17th, Kentucky Derby (G1) | Worked 5f June 25 at Belmont |
| 18 | Cyberknife | 1st, Matt Winn (G3) | Worked 4f June 25 at Churchill Downs |
| 19 | Pioneer of Medina | 19th, Kentucky Derby (G1) | No works since last race |
| 20 | Summer Is Tomorrow | 20th, Kentucky Derby (G1) | No works since last race |
| SCR | Ethereal Road | 6th, Ohio Derby (G3) | No works since last race |
| SCR | Rattle N Roll | 3rd, Matt Winn (G3) | No works since last race |
After finishing off the board in the first two legs of the 2022 Triple Crown, Happy Jack dropped to allowance company and cut back to a sprint June 19 at Churchill Downs. The changes worked: Despite the far-outside post in a field of 12, Happy Jack tracked the pace, made his run in the lane, and held to win by half a length.
| Preakness | Horse | Last Race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early Voting | 1st, Preakness (G1) | Worked 5f June 26 at Belmont |
| 2 | Epicenter | 2nd, Preakness (G1) | Worked 5f June 27 at Churchill Downs |
| 3 | Creative Minister | 5th, Belmont (G1) | No works since last race |
| 4 | Secret Oath | 4th, Preakness (G1) | Worked 5f June 27 at Churchill Downs |
| 5 | Skippylongstocking | 3rd, Belmont (G1) | No works since last race |
| 6 | Simplification | 6th, Preakness (G1) | No works since last race |
| 7 | Armagnac | 7th, Preakness (G1) | Worked 5f June 25 at Santa Anita |
| 8 | Happy Jack | 1st, Allowance Optional Claiming (June 19, CD) | No works since last race |
| 9 | Fenwick | 9th, Preakness (G1) | No works since last race |
Just over two weeks out from the 2022 Belmont Stakes, the field is still regrouping before their campaigns for the rest of the year. None of the Belmont contenders has yet returned to the work tab or the entry box. But Mo Donegal and Nest are expected this summer at Saratoga, and Skippylongstocking is aiming toward the West Virginia Derby (G3).
| Belmont | Horse | Last Race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Donegal | 1st, Belmont (G1) | No works since last race |
| 2 | Nest | 2nd, Belmont (G1) | No works since last race |
| 3 | Skippylongstocking | 3rd, Belmont (G1) | No works since last race |
| 4 | We the People | 4th, Belmont (G1) | No works since last race |
| 5 | Creative Minister | 5th, Belmont (G1) | No works since last race |
| 6 | Rich Strike | 6th, Belmont (G1) | No works since last race |
| 7 | Barber Road | 7th, Belmont (G1) | No works since last race |
| 8 | Golden Glider | 8th, Belmont (G1) | No works since last race |