Coming out on February 11th at Santa Anita . Park for coach John Sadler is Nuclear a 3-year-old pony of the 2018 Triple Crown winner justification who made $1.55 million at the Keeneland Yearling Sale in September 2021.
Led by top driver Juan Hernandez, Nucle will face nine competitors in the six-feathered women’s special weight class on grass, taking place as the final race on a 10-race card at around 5 pm pacific time. He was the favorite in the 3-1 in the morning.
Sadler, who tweeted a photo of the pony being prepared on 9 February, said: “He will probably play better the second time around, but he still has a chance in the start. Firstly.
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– John W. Sadler (@johnwsadler) February 9, 2023
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Nuclear has been working at Santa Anita since early December and most recently conducted four consecutive 5-mile exercises, including a 5-mile exercise at 1:00 on January 28. Last summer, Nuclear trained at Del Mar but Sadler was forced to back off his pony due to what he said was a shin problem.
“You can tell by his price tag we can’t wait to take him,” Sadler said. “We decided to start him playing on grass because of the way he trains. The way he moves, I think grass is the way to start, but he seems like a promising player.”
The kernel is owned by West Point Thoroughbreds, Talla Racing, and his avid depositor and breeder, Stonehaven Steadings. He came out of the mare with a latent temperature rating of 3 Real feelings who created the previous stake winner naughty feeling and classified bets Royal Act .
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