Macho Music roars to Pat Day Mile win
Rohan Crichton's 3-year-old colt Macho Music opens up a lead on the final stretch and never lets go to claim victory in the Pat Day Mile.
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- Yahoo
Pat Day Mile Victor Macho Music Points To Top-Level Woody Stephens
Mark Fletcher Taylor, Daniel Walters, and trainer Rohan Crichton's Macho Music worked Friday for a probable next start in the $500,000 Woody Stephens (G1) on June 7 during the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course. The Maclean's Music bay breezed five furlongs in 1:00.60 over the Churchill Downs training track as his first breeze back since a 3 1/4-length score in the Pat Day Mile (G2) on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill. Advertisement 'It was good. He worked really well,' said Crichton. 'Julien Leparoux worked him and said he galloped out really well. We are happy, and he cooled out well, so we are moving forward.' Macho Music's last-out score over the Bob Baffert-trained pair of Madaket Road and Gaming registered a career-best 97 Beyer Speed Figure. The performance validated a previous 11 1/4-length score in the seven-furlong Sophomore versus fellow Florida-breds on March 30 at Tampa Bay Downs. Crichton said returning Macho Music to seven-furlongs in the Woody Stephens should be appreciated. 'We like the cutback, we'd like it as well if it was one mile, but I think the cutback may end up suiting him,' Crichton said. 'We think seven furlongs is well within his scope.' Advertisement Crichton, a partner at an accounting firm, earned his first graded stakes win in the Pat Day Mile and now pursues his first Grade 1. 'It was really gratifying to see him run that way. That was our biggest win for sure, no doubt. I think he is getting ready to put in another good run. He's come out of that race full of energy and focus, and he's doing really well,' said Crichton. 'We are probably going to sit chilly in Louisville due to weather and ship to Saratoga after his next work.' It doesn't take an accountant to realize the high return on investment of Macho Music, a $60,000 purchase at the 2024 OBS March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training who has banked $501,857 through an 8-4-2-0 record. He is out of the stakes-winning Tapit mare Southern Girl, a half-sister to 2013 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Mucho Macho Man and full sister to Grade 2 winner Marconi. 'He didn't work particularly fast at that sale [10 2/5 seconds] but his gallop-out was really good and we felt that the conditions, he ran against a head wind, there were some non-quantitative factors that went into it,' Crichton said. 'We liked his second dam [Ponche de Leona] and her influence as a broodmare, she threw Mucho Macho Man, but this was all the recommendation of Stephen Skaggs, I just put my hand up.'
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Macho Music roars to Pat Day Mile win
Rohan Crichton's 3-year-old colt Macho Music opens up a lead on the final stretch and never lets go to claim victory in the Pat Day Mile.
New York Post
03-05-2025
- New York Post
Kentucky Derby Day undercard picks and best bets
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. For most people around the country, Kentucky Derby Day is all about the 'fastest two minutes in sports.' And while that's all well and good, there are plenty of terrific races on Saturday's 14-race card, which gets underway at 11 a.m. ET, with the first stakes race coming 100 minutes later with the Knicks Go at 12:38. For those wishing to make the most of their Derby Day, we'll dive into three undercard races in the hopes of turning it into a winning day even before the bugler hits us with 'My Old Kentucky Home.' Race 4, 12:38 p.m. ET This one sets up quite well for those looking to potentially start their day with a big score. There isn't a heavyweight in this 14-horse field, which should open the door for a couple of long shots to be there at the pointy end of the race. The two horses to zero in on are No. 4 Castle Chaos (20-1) and No. 12 Patriot Spirit (8-1). An outside post position should force Patriot Spirit to go from the beginning, which seems to be when he's at his best. If he isn't able to hold on, look for Castle Chaos to come charging down the stretch. We'll throw those two long shots in with No. 5 Kupuna (5-1), who projects to go off as a lukewarm favorite. Box: 4,5,12 Race 6, 1:53 p.m. ET The Pat Day Mile features a pretty top-heavy field, but there are a couple of interesting prices in this mix. The race will be headlined by No. 1 Madaket Road (2-1) for Bob Baffert, but there's plenty of company at the top of the board, including another Baffert entry, No. 6 Gaming (3-1). We'll bypass the top two favorites on the morning line and instead land on No. 2 Built (7-2), who should be able to go toe-to-toe with the Baffert runners. The long shot worth a hard look here is No. 3 California Burrito (12-1), who isn't getting much love because he hasn't run over the dirt much recently. There are 14 races scheduled for Kentucky Derby Day. Getty Images We'll take that as a blessing, as it'll drive up the price on a horse that posted decent results and speed figures over the dirt at the end of 2024. Box: 2,3 Race 8, 3:24 p.m. ET This race will be all about the return of No. 10 Nysos (4-1), who will likely go off as the favorite despite being on the sidelines for over a year. That's how impressive this Baffert-trained colt was in his three career starts, which were all wins by a combined margin of 26 ¼ furlongs. Nysos could just be better than everyone in this field, but he will go off at a short price, and that's uninteresting after such a long layoff. Money should pour in on Nysos, which should give bettors a great opportunity to get a discount on a couple of contenders. I landed on No. 3 Book 'Em Danno (8-1) and No. 4 Giant Mischief (8-1) to add some juice to the ticket with No. 7 Mindframe (3-1), who should go off as the third-favorite behind Nysos and Mullikin. Box: 3,4,6 Why Trust New York Post Betting Michael Leboff is a long-suffering Islanders fan, but a long-profiting sports bettor with 10 years of experience in the gambling industry. He loves using game theory to help punters win bracket pools, find long shots, and learn how to beat the market in mainstream and niche sports.
