Quote Of The Day: The Jim Dandy

“We finished second. There is nothing more I can say. Go talk to the winner.”

Trainer Steve Asmussen after multiple graded stakes winner Pyro finished second, a half-length behind Macho Again, in the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course.

Quote Of The Day

“[Mentally], he’s matured. I don’t see a big
change in him with the fact that he’s simply older.
He’s still physical, somewhat playful, but he understands
racing better than he did last year.”

Trainer Steve Asmussen on Kentucky Derby
Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) contender Pyro,
who is entered in the $750,000 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1) on
Saturday at Keeneland Race Course

Pyro Headlines Louisiana Derby Field

The impressive winner of the Risen Star Stakes will be up against four other Graded Stake winners in today's Louisiana Derby. Pyro will face a field that includes stablemate J Be K, Grade 1 winner Majestic Warrior, Grade 2 winner Tale of Ekati, Grade 2-placed winner Blackberry Road, and multiple stakes winner Yankee Bravo. Pyro is currently the early Derby favorite.

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