Tapit’s Giancarlo Likely Earns Derby Ticket

3rd-TAM, $21,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($75,000), NW1X, 3yo, 7f, 1:24, ft. 
GIANCARLO (c, 3, Tapit–Glitzen Glory {SP, $102,710}, by Honour and Glory), a 6 1/2-length maiden winner in his second outing at Calder Dec. 7, finished third in the Pasco S. here Jan. 4 and was a well-beaten second last time in Calder allowance company Jan. 17. Supported as the 6-5 chalk, the bay sprinted from his outside post in this seven-horse affair to sit in a close stalking second. Dueling with the early pacesetter into the far turn, Giancarlo was set to a drive in the stretch and drew clear to score by four lengths over Stormy Pacific (Stormy Atlantic). The winner is likely to return for the GII Tampa Bay Derby March. 8, according to conditioner Efren Loza. “This is a good horse, and we’d like to try him going around two turns,” Loza said. Lifetime Record: SP, 5-2-2-1, $40,916. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. 
O-St George Stable LLC. B-German Larrea (KY). T-Efren Loza Jr.