Thursday Insights: Out Of Winter Quarters Dragoon Guard To Begin Campaign At Churchill

1st-CD, $141K, OC100k/C, 3yo/up, 1m, 5:00 p.m. ET.
DRAGOON GUARD (Arrogate) turned in a strong 2024 campaign as the gray broke his maiden second out by 3 3/4 lengths at Keeneland in April then cleared an optional claimer at Churchill Downs in early June. The colt captured both the GIII Indiana Derby in July and the GIII West Virginia Derby in August before running third to Seize the Grey (Arrogate) in the GI Pennsylvania Derby at Parx to close out his season in September. Back on the work tab at Fair Grounds in mid-March, the Brad Cox trainee is a fourth generation homebred for Juddmonte and is out of MGISP Filimbi (Mizzen Mast). Dragoon Guard's extended female family includes GI Central Bank Ashland Stakes heroine Weep No More (Mineshaft) and GIII Dixiana Bourbon Stakes victor Current (Curlin). TJCIS PPS

Dragoon Guard steps up to win the G3 Indiana Derby under @flothejock for trainer @bradcoxracing and owner @JuddmonteFarms! 🐉🏆

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