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April 25 worked five furlongs in 1:03.00, breezing over a sloppy track at Churchill Downs
April 17 worked five furlongs in 1:03.00, breezing over a fast track at Payson Park in Florida
April 10 worked five furlongs in 1:04.60, breezing over a fast track at Payson Park in Florida
April 3 worked four furlongs in :52.00, breezing over a fast track at Payson Park in Florida
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Graded Earnings: $611,000 (as of 5.01.2004)
Race Record: 6-3-0-1
Friends Lake Barn Notes: Friends Lake Gallops 1 1/2 Miles In Slop At Churchill
Friends Lake Barn Notes: Friends Lake Schools In Gate
Friends Lake Barn Notes: Friends Lake Works 5 Furlongs In The Slop At Churchill
Friends Lake Barn Notes: Friends Lake Gallops At Churchill Downs
Friends Lake Update: Friends Lake Settles In At Churchill
Friends Lake Update: Friends Lake Breezes At Payson Park
Friends Lake Update: Friends Lake Upsets Florida Derby
Friends Lake News: Friends Lake A Shocker In Florida Derby
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Won the state bred Sleepy Hollow Stakes, October 18 at Aqueduct, taking the one mile race by 3 1/2 lengths
Broke his maiden against state bred company, winning the 6 1/2 furlong contest by a head at Saratoga August 24
Finished sixth, beaten 6 1/2 lengths, in his racing debut in a state bred maiden event going six furlongs at Saratoga July 25 |
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Finished fifteenth in Kentucky Derby 130 on May 1
March 13, won the $1 million Florida Derby (GI), getting up in the final strides to defeat Value Plus by 3/4 length at odds of 37-1
In the Holy Bull Stakes (GIII) at Gulfstream Park January 17, ran third, beaten 12 3/4 lengths by Second Of June |
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FRIENDS LAKE will attempt to defy the historical Derby winner's profile by winning the race off a seven week layoff and that's quite a tall order. The good news is that trainer John Kimmel is known to be great off a layoff and he has prepared his horse for the Derby on the deep and taxing Payson Park surface, which should have him fit enough. The son of A.P. Indy out of the talented mare Antespend was bred by owners Chester and Mary Broman, who seek to follow in the footsteps of Sackatoga Stable last year with another New York bred Derby winner. Running style is a plus as he figures to get a relaxed trip without falling completely out of it early. Probably worth a stab if the layoff isn't a concern to you. |
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Friends Lake is one of the most impeccably bred New York horses of all time. The breeders, Chester and Mary Broman, own Friends Lake's dam Antespend. They shipped her to Kentucky to breed to his sire, A. P. Indy, then returned her to New York to foal the chestnut colt. is by Horse of the Year and champion A.P. Indy, a son of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew and the leading sire in North America in 2003. He sired last year's Horse of the Year Mineshaft, as well as champion Tempura, Grade I winner Golden Missile; millionaire Symboli Indy; Grade I winner Aptitude and Grade II winner Lu Ravi. He also has leading 2004 Derby contender Gradepoint. A 2000 Racing Hall of Fame inductee, A.P. Indy won eight of eleven starts, including the 1992 Belmont (GI) and Breeders' Cup Classic(GI) while on his way to that year's championship honors. He was the morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby, but was scratched the morning of the race due to a hoof injury. He raced in Will Farish's Lane's End Farm colors, where he also currently stands stud. A.P. Indy also has a very prominent female family. His dam, Weekend Surprise, was a multiple graded stakes winner and produced nine winners as a broodmare, including Summer Squall, winner of the Preakness (GI), Welcome Surprise, winner of the Dogwood (GIII), and stakes placed horses Honor Grades and Weekend In Seattle. Friends Lake is the third foal, all winners, out of Antespend, a multiple graded stakes winner of over $1 million in her career. Her victories included the Del Mar Invitational Oaks (G1), the Santa Anita Oaks (G1), and the Las Virgenes Stakes (G1). Overall, she won 10 of 24 starts. She began her racing career under trainer Daniel Smithwick in Kentucky, but then-owner Jack Kent Cooke sent her to trainer Ron McAnally. She is a daughter of 1985 Derby winner Spend A Buck, giving Friends Lake two Derby winners in his first two generations. Dosage Index: 3.00
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