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Advice

Chapel Royal--Word O' Wisdom, by Hennessy

Race History

Graded Earnings: $186,000Race Record: 7-2-0-2

  1. 13th // Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs)

    05.02.09 Kentucky Derby 135 chart  |  Recap  |  Video

  2. 1st // Lexington (Keeneland)

    04.18.09 Advice Lexington chart  |  Recap  |  Video

  3. 5th // Sunland Derby (Sunland Park)

    03.29.09 Advice Sunland chart  |  Recap  |  Video

  4. 3rd // Allowance (Santa Anita)

    02.26.09 Advice SA alw chart  |  Video
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  • Advice thrust himself into the Derby picture
  • Advice rolls past Square Eddie
  • The Lexington field heads for home
  • Advice drew off late in the Lexington
  • Advice upsets Lexington
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Daily Works Board

DateTrack (Condition)DistanceTime (How)Rank
04.27Churchill Downs (ft)4 furlongs:47.20 B3/26
04.12Keeneland (ft)4 furlongs:48.0 B10/39
03.23Santa Anita (ft)5 furlongs1:00.40 H8/52
03.16Santa Anita (ft)5 furlongs1:00.40 H14/44
02.21Santa Anita (ft)5 furlongs1:00.40 H11/68
02.15Santa Anita (ft)5 furlongs1:00.0 H14/85
02.08Santa Anita (ft)5 furlongs1:02.80 B75/94
02.01Santa Anita (ft)4 furlongs:51.40 H40/41
01.25Santa Anita (ft)4 furlongs:51.0 H46/50
01.18Santa Anita (ft)3 furlongs:34.60 H1/29

Pedigree

With his victory in Keeneland’s Lexington S. (G2) on April 18, Advice has already done something that eluded both his sire, Chapel Royal, and broodmare sire Hennessy. Neither of those precocious runners, who were among the leading members of their respective generations as juveniles, succeeded at 1 1/16 miles. Though Advice has seemingly outrun his pedigree in that regard, whether he can stay 1 1/4 miles is an entirely different matter altogether.
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Starter Analysis

Trained by Todd Pletcher, Advice was an impressive winner of the Lexington S. (G2) over Keeneland's Polytrack in his latest showing to gain entry into this bulky field. The dark bay Florida-bred finished fifth in his lone dirt start and is bred for speed, but his half-mile drill over the Churchill main oval earlier in the week signals that the colt is thriving at this stage of his development.
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Connections

Todd Pletcher

Todd Pletcher

A native of Dallas, Texas, Todd Pletcher grew up around horses as his father, J.J. Pletcher, trained Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds. Two weeks after graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in animal science, he went to work for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. He stayed with Lukas for six years, eventually becoming his main East Coast assistant trainer. // Full Bio ›

Rene Douglas

Rene Douglas

Rene R. Douglas was born March 6, 1967 in Panama City, Panama into a Thoroughbred racing family, after attending jockey school Douglas rode in his native Panama for a year and a half before moving to the United States in 1983. His first major win came in 1989 in the prestigious Washington, D.C. International. // Full Bio ›

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WinStar Farm LLC

WinStar Farm is owned by Bill Casner and Kenny Troutt. The Troutts live in Dallas; the Casners reside in Flower Mound, Texas. Troutt founded Excel Communications, a long-distance telephone service and communications company. Casner developed B & R Equipment, a heavy equipment services. // Full Bio ›

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Rogers Jr.

Advice was bred in Florida by Sam and Carolyn Rogers. He was raised and sold by the Rogers' daughter and son-in-law Bill and Lyn Rainbow, who manage The Acorn Farm, and sold at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July 2007 for $68,000. Rogers is retired from Wilkins-Rogers, the family flour mill business, and has a long history in the Thoroughbred business. // Full Bio ›

Community Analysis and Commentary

smarty15jones

04/26 11:09 pm

c'mon another tod horse huh, gomez is not on him so no chance for the exciting \"advice\" congrats, but i hes a throw in.

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