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03-08-2025
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Deterministic Punches Breeders' Cup Ticket With Assertive Fourstardave Score
Deterministic Punches Breeders' Cup Ticket With Assertive Fourstardave Score originally appeared on Paulick Report. Deterministic has been hard to stop since switching to the turf in the spring of 2024, and he'll get a chance to go for his biggest win yet after securing a "Win and You're In" berth for the Breeders' Cup Mile, following a charging victory in the Grade 1 Fourstardave Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race 4-year-old Liam's Map colt was a challenger for the lead early on under jockey Kendrick Carmouche, who sat in second behind pacesetter My Boy Prince through the first turn and into an opening quarter-mile in :23.83 two remained the leaders across the backstretch, tracked in the second flight by longshot Lagynos and Win for the Money. My Boy Prince continued to maintain a 1 1/2-length cushion over Deterministic at the halfway point in the one-mile race, passing that pole in :47.56 seconds. The lead duo separated themselves from the rest of the pack in the final turn, and Deterministic began to move in earnest as they hit the home straightaway. First urging with a left-handed crop, then switching to the right, Carmouche and Deterministic took control with one furlong to go, and drew away to win by 1 1/4 lengths. French-bred Intellect closed hard after saving ground into the final turn to finish second, three-quarters of a length ahead of Win for the Money, who nosed out pacesetter My Boy Prince for 2 winner Neat was pulled up shortly after the wire after finishing last, and jockey Junior Alvarado quickly dismounted. Per the NYRA veterinary department, Alvarado felt the colt was not traveling well, after the wire, prompting him to pull up and get off the horse. Neat was given a precautionary ride back to the barn in an equine ambulance, where he will receive further stopped the clock in the one-mile race in 1:33.87 over a fast turf course. He paid $11.20 to win. The Fourstardave was Deterministic's third straight victory, and the third time Carmouche has been aboard. The streak started with a 4 1/2-length triumph in the G2 Fort Marcy Stakes on May 3 at Belmont at the Big A, then he earned his first Grade 1 score in the Manhattan Stakes on June 25 at victory improved Deterministic's record to seven wins in 13 starts for trainer Miguel Clement and owners St. Elias Stable, Vicarage Stable, Ken Langone, and C. Steven was bred in Kentucky by Hinkle Farms, out of the winning Speightstown mare Giulio's Jewel. He sold to St. Elias Stables for $625,000 at the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, from the Hinkle Farms consignment. G1 FanDuel Fourstardave Quotes - Courtesy NYRA Notes TeamMiguel Clement, winning trainer of Deterministic (No. 8, $11.20): " He looked great. He has tactical speed so you can use it. He was moving very well. I think Kendrick [Carmouche] was just waiting to make his move. When he went for it, he went big. The horse delivered. He is a top-class horse. He's won on multiple surfaces over a wide range of distances. He makes us look good because he is top-class."This is great. It is very rewarding. He was my first Grade 1 winner. It's a great day. He is top class."About how he felt about the early fractions: "Beyond bullish. I thought Jose Ortiz [No. 2, My Boy Prince] was in front and slowed them down. I told Kendrick to break well the first 50 yards, and then you decide to either go for it or sit in second. On paper, those were the two most logical speeds. They were able to dictate the pace and control it from the front end. It made the closers virtually impossible to come back."About a start in the Grade 1 Woodbine Mile on September 13 or the Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile on October 4 at Keeneland: " Maybe the Woodbine Mile, maybe the race at Keeneland, but I'll speak to the connections. Let's see how he comes out of it and then we'll come up with a plan afterwards." Kendrick Carmouche, winning jockey aboard Deterministic (No. 8): 'My horse broke very good like always. I saw Jose Ortiz [aboard No. 2, My Boy Prince] ride his horse out of there pretty good, and once I looked around and I saw nobody that was within a length and a half behind me in the first quarter of a mile, I pressed the e-brake, just let him settle. I thought when I turned on the backside, he had a horse run up on the backside of him, about a length and a quarter, and man, you can feel him – he [was] wanting to go and I say, 'oh, I'm OK, I can feel him.' I thought they went a pretty slow pace for these types of horses. Once I got to the turn, I let Jose's horse switch leads and I just figured I should bring the race to him because my horse runs good around the turns. He loves to hold horses off because he loves to feel it whenever they're coming, so with that being said, I thought I'd done the right thing out there to make us a successful [team] today.'Miguel [Clement] and his team came back again in another Grade 1. What an excellent job by Deterministic to just come out here and keep competing. I know Christophe [Clement] is so happy for his son up there - and my dad - so we've got to keep this moving. We're going to the Breeders' Cup next, even better – tighter turns, shorter stretch.' Flavien Prat, jockey of runner-up Intellect (No. 6): 'I thought I was in a good position. He gave me a good run. I had a good trip, saved ground and he made a good run.'Dylan Davis, jockey of third-place Win for the Money (No. 5): 'He ran great. I was in the garden spot there, sitting behind the leaders and saving ground on both turns. Wheeled him out there around the bend, but Deterministic got a little turn-of-foot on me, but 'Win' [for the Money] was nice and steady to the wire. I just think that that little turn-of-foot [from the winner] got him, but he ran well and I was very happy with his effort.' Umberto Rispoli, jockey of ninth-place beaten favorite Johannes (No. 3): 'I got knocked out of the gate right away. Coming off a layoff like that of six months [and] to get a huge bump out of the gate, it shuffled me a few lengths back. Going into the first turn, a really tight turn, I was in a spot, but then I had to come back because I didn't have enough horse [to hold position] and I would have put him in a bad spot. He kept clipping heels, and it definitely wasn't the place I wanted to sit around the course, but I know he's a horse who's capable of catching them in a couple of strides. The tight turns didn't help, and he kept switching his leads. Hopefully, he will come back sound because My Boy Prince hit me really well out of the gate. Going to regroup, go back home and see what happens.' This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Aug 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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05-07-2025
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Phileas Fogg Repels Antiquarian In Gate-To-Wire Suburban Thriller
Phileas Fogg Repels Antiquarian In Gate-To-Wire Suburban Thriller originally appeared on Paulick Report. Jupiter Stable's Phileas Fogg broke to the front from the inside post and led through every point of call before holding off Antiquarian's late surge by a head for a thrilling finish in winning Friday's $400,000 Suburban (G2), a 1 1/4-mile test for older horses, during the July 4th Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course. Advertisement The victory gave trainer Gustavo Rodriguez his first career graded stakes win, accomplishing the feat at a historic track, and gave the 5-year-old son of Astern his first graded stakes win in his second attempt after a runner-up effort in the Grade 3 Pimlico Special in May gave the connections the confidence to enter the 139th edition of the Suburban. Phileas Fogg broke alert under jockey Kendrick Carmouche and led the seven-horse field through fractions of :23.72 seconds, 47.83, 1:11.48 and 1:36.02 over a fast main track. In the stretch, Phileas Fogg did not falter, sustaining through all 10 furlongs despite Antiquarian, under Hall of Famer John Velazquez, making a furious bid from the outside, nearly drawing even before Phileas Fogg hit the wire in 2:02.97 to secure the win. Antiquarian finished 6 1/4 lengths ahead of his Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher-trained stablemate and 4-5 favorite Locked for second. Bendoog ran fourth, with San Siro, Awesome Aaron and Honor Marie completing the order of finish. Disarm scratched. For Rodriguez, the win marked a milestone in a journey that started when Phileas Fogg was a $62,500 claim last July at Saratoga. Since that prudent decision, the veteran Kentucky-bred captured the Excelsior (L) and Queens County (L) at Aqueduct Racetrack. He has been in first or second position at every first call for current connections and improved to 9-4-0 in 18 career starts. Advertisement 'We are very blessed to have this horse,' Rodriguez said. 'He is a nice horse. This is unbelievable. A beautiful feeling to win these kinds of races. The last sixteenth to the wire, I was very, very worried about getting beat, and he almost did. We were screaming like you have no idea. Kendrick is a very, very good rider, but on top of that, he's very, very smart.' Rodriguez, who served as a long-time assistant to his brother and NYRA mainstay Rudy Rodriguez, garnered his first graded stakes victory in a prestigious race that has seen multiple Hall of Famers claim wins, including Easy Goer, Forego, Foolish Pleasure, Dr. Fager, Kelso, Bold Ruler and Nashua, among others. Phileas Fogg paid $14.40 on a $2 win wager. Bred by Godolphin from the More Than Ready mare Merino, he increased his career earnings to $736,773. 'The horse warmed up very well,' Carmouche said. 'I thought only one thing to do out the one hole. Play a little cat and mouse going around and I held off in the final sixteenth. You know he was kind of getting a little late on me there but as soon as he felt that horse [Antiquarian] coming, he kind of leveled off again and Gustavo and these owners, they've done such a good job. What a wonderful claim. They have this horse as consistent as you can have a racehorse. They give him enough time in between races, good horses like this and you know what, this is the outcome of it to win the Suburban.' Advertisement Added Rodriguez: 'Before the race, we were very happy when we looked at everything [in the past performances]. I said, 'we look good,' to myself. I was hoping we didn't get pressed too much, and hoped for the best. He was training good every day. He never had a bad day." Centennial Farms' Antiquarian, backed by a potent Hall of Fame duo in Pletcher and Velazquez, entered off a second-place finish to Mystik Dan in the nine-furlong Grade 3 Blame on May 31 at Churchill Downs. The 4-year-old son of Preservationist made his mark when winning the 2024 Grade 3 Peter Pan at Belmont at the Big A before running fifth in last year's Grade 1 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets. Antiquarian has now finished first or second in six of his eight career starts, though Velazquez said he's had some issues in the far turn. 'I don't know why he doesn't run the second turn,' Velazquez said. 'Last time, he did the same thing, so I had him ready this time to make sure he doesn't back up in the turn…and then, he backed up in the turn, he waited and came back again. Advertisement 'He goes through the first turn in hand, but the second turn, he loses concentration and then you have to ride him. I got after him and he came running…it's like, 'why can't you just stay where I want you, you know?' I hate to put blinkers on him because the first part of the race, he's on the bridle – he only does it second turn,' he added. Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Walmac Farm's Locked, also trained by Pletcher, entered as the heavy favorite following a fourth in the 1 1/16-mile Grade 2 Alysheba on May 2 at Churchill Downs in which stablemate Fierceness set a track record. Locked had posted a career-best 109 Beyer Speed Figure two starts back when capturing the 10-furlong Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap by 8 1/2 lengths on March 1 at its namesake oval. But after tracking in third position through the early going, the son of Hall of Famer Gun Runner could not make up the difference in the stretch. 'He broke good. He put me forward where I wanted to be,' said Locked rider Jose Ortiz. 'I'd rather be outside, but this was the card I was dealt today. He was traveling good. I was expecting a run at the end, but he didn't have it." This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jul 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
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13-06-2025
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Kendrick Carmouche Fined $5,500, Suspended One Day For Whip Use In Manhattan
Kendrick Carmouche Fined $5,500, Suspended One Day For Whip Use In Manhattan originally appeared on Paulick Report. Jockey Kendrick Carmouche will not appeal a Horseracing Safety and Integrity Authority ruling that gave him a single-day suspension and a $5,500 fine for striking Deterministic seven times, one over the six strike limit, when winning the Grade 1 Manhattan Stakes last Sunday at Saratoga, reported the Daily Racing Form on June 12. HISA whip regulations dictate that 1-3 strikes over the limit results in a $250 fine or 10 percent of the jockey's portion of the purse earnings, whichever is greater, as well as a one-day suspension. Advertisement In the $1 million Manhattan, Deterministic's connections earned $550,000 for the victory; Carmouche's portion of that purse money was $55,000. Thus, 10 percent of the purse equates to a $5,500 fine. "I'm not going to appeal it, I did go over,' Carmouche told DRF. 'What I don't understand is why you got to get a fine and a day; aren't they taking enough from you from by taking $5,500 from you. This is Carmouche's sixth whip violation since HISA's implementation. His last whip violation came aboard Hot Fudge when winning the 2024 Correction Stakes at Aqueduct in March of 2024. Read more at This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
