Magdalena Racing’s Tiz the Bomb who joined April 2 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), will be targeted for the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), according to coach Ken McPeek.
“He’s clearly a very talented horse that’s going to have to get through some stuff he’s never had to overcome before, but his race the day before was incredibly impressive,” said McPeek of the war. won 1/4 of Tiz the Bomb in Jeff Ruby said. All-weather Tapeta Surface Steak at Lawn Park.
Tiz the Bomb has done most of his best races on grass or all-weather, though he broke his maiden 14 1/4 length on Ellis Park’s lead track at the start of his second career. From there, he switched to grass and scored consecutive wins in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Stakes and Castle & Key Bourbon Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland. He ended his underage campaign with his second Breeders’ Cup (G1T) junior pitch.
McPeek sent his son Hit it a bomb arrive Gulfstream Park for his second year debut in Holy Bull Stakes (G3) but he finished in a lackluster seventh place.
McPeek said: “I was confident going into Holy Bull that he would run an important race but it didn’t happen. “I don’t know if it was the surface, or the weather, or the circumstances. He worked well on it and just didn’t race through it.”
Tiz the Bomb bounced back in the John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway on March 5, where he kicked from near the back of the herd to take command and hold a quick close Facility is stolen .
“He’s definitely good right now,” McPeek said of taking another chance with the pony on land at Churchill Downs. Jeff Ruby Steaks’ win gave Tiz the Bomb 100 points on the Road to Kentucky Derby, where as of April 4, he was third with 110 points.
Spendthrift Farm’s Hit it a bombthe son of War front , excellent on the pitch. He earned a spot in Ireland before being sent to the 2015 Breeders’ Cup World Championship in Keeneland, where he won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf.
The dam of Tiz a Bomb, Tiz the Key carries a combination of dirt and grass that influenced the pedigree of the graded winner as the daughter of double winner Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Tiznow and The winner is the outfield bet being Cabbage Key. Tiz the Key won on the field and is half-sister to King of Dreams, who won the grass bet and finished second in the grass game at Gulfstream.
Also in McPeek’s inventory is Happy smile winner of last year’s Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) and runner-up in the February 19 Risen Star Stakes presented by Lamarque Ford (G2), the leader of the May 9 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1) 4. Son of Claiborne Farm Runhappy is expected to arrive at Keeneland on the evening of April 5 from Gulfstream.
McPeek also conditions Dash Attack bet winner by Munnings who is being targeted to win the April 16 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes (G3) and 1st place winner Rattle N Roll via Connection who will start next at Lexington or Oaklawn Stakes April 23.
