Journalism (Curlin) has emerged from Saturday's GI Santa Anita Derby victory in good form and as the 2025 GI Kentucky Derby favorite.
Having recovered from trouble near the eighth pole and checking near the three-eighths, the son of Classic sire Curlin rallied down the lane to overhaul Baeza (McKinzie) and collect the coveted 100 points to the Derby. The effort garnered a 102 Beyer speed figure.
“I thought he showed a lot of poise being down inside,” trainer Michael McCarthy said. “He had to kind of bide his time and wait for a seam to get through. As I said yesterday, he is amenable to whatever Umberto [Rispoli] asks of him.”
McCarthy added that Journalism would enjoy 'a couple of easy days' before starting back at the end of the week. With less than four weeks to the first Saturday in May, a timeline for when he will ship to Churchill Downs remains to be determined.
“We'll see. We're going to watch the weather and come up with a game plan. We'll get with everybody and see what we think is best for him.”
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