Lobo looks to the future; Ivar Set for Pegasus Turf
Coach Paulo Lobo’s warehouse only evaporates as the year goes by. His first choice air conditioner Race Park Holiday Meet training title in a month full of exciting athletes for the stables. veteran in love winner of the Keeneland Turf Mile Stakes (G1T) of 2021, ended her six-year campaign with a win at Prairie Bayou Stakes on December 17 and the warehouse has an impressive lineup of 2-year-old winners featuring maybe Kentucky The Derby (G1) opponents will arrive in the spring.
“At the beginning of the second semester (of the year), I could see my horses starting to gather all together,” says Lobo. “We had a very good conversation Kentucky Downs good to meet you Keeneland meet, Churchill Downs okay, but I really feel when I come to Turfway that I have a lot of horses that have a good chance of winning. Everything just came together at the right time.”
In Love wins 2022 Prairie Bayou Stakes at Turfway Park
Lobo said In Love “loves Tapeta” and will likely reappear in another stake at Turfway Park later in the month.
Watch: Lobo discusses recent Turfway winners
Among Lobo’s Juvenile Winners at Turfway Is Owned OXO Equine Bromley and Itzos .
“I hope I can put them on the Derby trail,” Lobo said. “Maybe we’ll have some fun this spring. Maybe we’ll send one of them south for a run in the Fair Grounds or the Gulfstream.”
Bromley, the newly born 3-year-old son of own , is still a perfect 2 to 2 contest after entering the optional claim contest on December 28 in Turfway. Buying $450,000 worth of Keeneland November sale to wean, Bromley scored on his Churchill Downs debut. Although he had never run more than six and a half distances, Lobo was keen to try riding the pony around two times.
Itzos, one Bolt d’Oro Half-brother with Horse of the Year 2009 and Super Dirty Rachel Alexandra will also be looking to continue watching the Derby after winning the first special weight class on December 29 for the second time.
Ivar most recently finished in a heroic fourth place, a distance behind the winner Modern game , on 5 November Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1T) in Keeneland. It was the third time Breeders’ Cup Mile appeared for ‘s son Gold Agnes who is third in the 2021 edition and fourth in 2020.
A earner of over $1.4 million, Ivar is back on the jobs tab and has had three easy runs since December 12, including a half-mile on: 48 2/5 May 20 12 at the Thoroughbred Center in Lexington, the second fastest of 42 jobs that day.