John Battaglia Memorial Stakes

The winner of the GIII Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park, Silent Tactic (Tacitus) has scratched from the GI Kentucky Derby after battling a bruised foot according to his trainer Mark Casse on Wednesday morning. The defection allowed Great White (Volatile) into the big race where he will carry the number 21. DRF was the first to report the story. Silent Tactic, a colt owned by John Oxley, was dealing with a sore foot before the GI Arkansas Derby. He came to Churchill Downs after serving as the runner-up to Renegade...

Three Chimneys Farm's Great White (Volatile) tuned up for his dirt racing debut in Saturday's GI Toyota Blue Grass by working a half-mile in company in :47.60 over a fast track a Keeneland Sunday morning. Working with the 3-year-old maiden Just Munny (Justify), Great White, accompanied by rider Omar Torres, started two lengths behind his stablemate and finished two lengths in front with fractions of :35.60, :47.60 and galloping out five furlongs in 1:01.20. "He started off slow but then flew down the lane and Alex [Achard] had a hard...

Springing an upset in Saturday's John Battaglia Memorial Stakes at Turfway, 15-1 longshot Great White (Volatile) came from just off the pace to earn his first stakes win over 2-1 chance Fulleffort (Liam's Map). With the victory, Great White earned 20 points toward the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby, while the runner-up collected 10 points. The race also serves as the local prep for the Mar. 21 GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series. Dual stakes winner Street Beast (Street Sense), sent off...