133rd Kentucky Derby: Scat Daddy’s identity as a racehorse has yet to be determined
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Scat Daddy was regarded as one of the top 2-year-olds in the land prior to the Breeders’ Cup, but failed to make an impact in that race, checking in a non-threatening fourth behind the freakish effort by Street Sense. At one point, Pletcher regarded him as the best 2-year-old in the barn and he is still campaigning him as one of his best from his loaded barn by evidence of running him in the Holy Bull last weekend.
That race was disappointing for the Scat Daddy faithful, as he was out-dueled fair and square by top Kentucky Derby contender Nobiz Like Shobiz and offered no answer to that rival in the stretch. He is a son of Johannesburg and it is very questionable as to how far he wants to run. The one thing he has going for him is that he is a very talented colt and could prove to be one of the best of his generation when he finds his niche. There is some stamina influence in his immediate female family but his identity as a racehorse has yet to be determined.
His declining popularity after last weekend will likely reflect in his odds in Pool 1, as he’ll probably go off at least as high as his 30-1 early price. There are still some things to like about this colt and he reminds a lot of people of another Pletcher 3-year-old that carried the turquoise and white colors of owner James Scatuorchio a few years back in More Than Ready, who was a top class performer at all distances and finished fourth in the millennium renewal of the Run for the Roses. Still think there is a lot of talent here for the price he’ll close at Sunday. There are certainly worse propositions out there.
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March 5th, 2007 at 9:46 am
[...] Scat Daddy beats favorite Nobiz Like Shobiz to capture Saturday’s $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park and establishing himself as one of the contenders for the 2007 Kentucky Derby. [...]
March 5th, 2007 at 10:15 am
[...] HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida (Ticker) — By a nose, Scat Daddy has established himself as one of the contenders for the Kentucky Derby. Scat Daddy stormed through the stretch and nosed out Stormello to win Saturday’s $350,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. [...]
March 27th, 2007 at 9:36 am
[...] Scat Daddy and Stormello, noses apart March 3, haven’t scared away competition. The absence of Nobiz Like Shobiz may be the reason. The son of Alfred the Great, beaten odds-on favorite in the FOY another half-length back in third, opted for the Wood Memorial on April 7 at Aqueduct. [...]