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Turf Cup champ wont be Showing Up this week

Turf Cup champ wont be Showing Up this week

Although the winner of the $1 million Colonial Turf Cup isnt showing up to the $1 million Virginia Derby (gr. IIT), the 12-horse field has plenty of talent, including two Triple Crown starters - Steppenwolfer and Seaside Retreat - and four Turf Cup returnees: Kip Deville (second), Go Between (third), Roman Dynasty (fourth) and Yates Black Cat (eighth).

Trainer Barclay Tagg has passed on bringing Turf Cup winner Showing Up to Saturdays main event at Colonial Downs, considering the three-week period between the twin turf tests too close.

Kip Deville almost stole the show in the Turf Cup when jockey Quincy Hamilton darted him out to a double-digit backstretch lead. Showing Up was the only colt in the 14-horse field able to catch the tiring frontrunner. If the Turf Cup was 1/16-mile longer, like the 1 1/4 –mile Virginia Derby, many others might have as well.

Trainer Richard Dutrow decided to keep the Oklahoma-bred horse on the grounds at Colonial for the three weeks between the two races. Although the gray is referred to as Kippy, the sire of the colt isnt Skip Away. Its Kipling.

Owner Peter Vegso and trainer Bill Mott have teamed up to win the Virginia Derby twice, but this time they wont have jockey Edgar Prado to deliver a winner. Garrett Gomez, who rushed the Point Given colt up to third in the Turf Cup, may benefit the second time around with an extra 1/16 mile.

Steppenwolfer finished third in the Kentucky Derby and fourth in the Belmont Stakes. Seaside Retreat finished 10th in the Kentucky Derby and won the $100,000 Charley Barley Stakes at Woodbine on the turf in June.

Roman Dynasty and Manchu Prince are two colts trained by Todd Pletcher that are entered. In making his first appearance on the turf, Roman Dynasty ran up for fourth in the Turf Cup. Manchu Prince, who has already won an optional claiming race at Colonial, has won three of his four starts.

His only loss was a ninth-place finish in the Tropical Park Derby, which was won by Barbaro at Calder Race Course on New Years Day.

Yates Black Cat, who had a troubled trip in the Turf Cup, also returns for the Virginia Derby.

Spider Power is a late nomination trained by Kiaran McLaughlin. Last autumn, the Irish-bred colt of Royal Applause (GB) raced primarily in England before coming to America in January. Jose Santos, who was aboard for his second-place finish in the $100,000 Hill Prince (gr. IIIT) at Belmont, gets the mount.

Proudisky made his first start in the United States on July 1, just missing in the $150,000 Arlington Classic (gr. IIIT). The German bred, who broke his maiden by 15 lengths in the first attempt in Dusseldorf, is sired by $1 million Arlington Million (IT) winner Silvano (GER).

Genre duplicated many of his successful English turf outings of last autumn in California this past spring, including winning his last start in the $150,000 Cinema Breeders Cup Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Hollywood Park. Also entered are Sir Classic Chris and Readily.

Prior to the Virginia Derby, the $200,000 Virginia Oaks for 3-year-old fillies, will be run on the turf with a field of 12.

Source : http://www.dailyprogress.com/

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