Dreams of roses have been replaced by a bunch of lilies in what lies ahead for the dazzling beauty of Briland Farm Secret Vow .
The late Arrogate’s 3-year-old daughter held her own against the boys in the Arkansas Derby (G1) April 2 at Oaklawn Park, her first foray outside of her division. After being pinched at halftime, she unleashes a monster hit around the corner that takes her from eighth to third, then fights to the end, where she’s pulled out 3/4 length in seconds by Haircut line — Whoever finished 2 3/4 of the back length wins Cyberknife .
Coach D. Wayne Lukas told TVG’s Caton Bredar on the morning of April 3 that although she was exhausted from her effort, she showed up normally on Sunday.
The film’s third place, shared only 20 points by the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) to place her 22nd on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboards, reinforces the decision of her relationships. to return to their focus for the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) . Secret Oath is currently fourth on the Kentucky Oaks Leaderboard with 80 points. It’s highly unlikely she’ll have enough points to qualify for the 20-horse Kentucky Derby after the final main round of the Road to Kentucky Derby gets underway on April 9.
Lukas told Bredar: “First of all, I don’t think Rob and Stacy Mitchell want to force her into the 20-horse yard. “You’ll always have a hard time in the 20-horse arena, unless you’re super lucky. So there’s that and of course going up against the ponies. We have nothing to prove against that. head with ponies.
“She belongs to the Oaks. She will be one of the Oaks favorites, and the Oaks will be a tough race, it always is. She has five weeks to recover from the race. this race, and this race probably ended all talk of going to Derby and cementing her place when it came to the Oaks.”
Lukas isn’t completely backing down from racing with the men, referring to the May 21 Preakness Stakes (G1) as a race that could be considered in the future. The Hall of Fame coach finished third in the 1988 Preakness Stakes with his win in the Winning Colors Derby. However, the only goal set for Secret Oath is the first Friday in May.
“I think we need to target the death of Oaks and get Oaks’ background (Oath of Secrets),” Lukas said. “It’s probably not fair to her or it’s too wise to start looking too far ahead. You have to just look at what’s right in front of you.”
Lukas was touched by the large number of spectators who flocked to Oaklawn yesterday to watch Secret Oath. He believes his filth is a source of bright positivity in a game that has recently been shrouded in darkness.
“The management told me they thought she made a difference of at least 20,000 (in terms of crowd size),” Lukas told Bredar. “The way the crowd accepted her on the way back after the race had enlightened. She really captured the imagination in a time when things weren’t really going well in the race. It was really good for game.”
