Coach Pope

Coach Pope was the horse to beat on paper and figures in the Breeders' Futurity at Keelenad, and finished second, earning five Derby points. He came into the Futurity with $92,088 earned. His only other loss came against Gaudreau, who ran second in the Champagne Stakes the same afternoon in New York. He had finished a half-length second to Gaudreau in his Saratoga debut, then won a one-mile maiden special weight at Churchill Downs by 12 1/2 lengths. That win earned a 99 Brisnet Speed rating, the best in the Futurity field. At Keeneland only American History beat him. Kenny McPeek, a Kentucky Derby-winning trainer, trains him, and Jose Ortiz rode. He races for Gainesway Stable, Shamrock Stables and Michael J. Mackin. He is by Tapit out of Gamble's Ghost and was bred by Tall Oaks Farm and the Tapit Syndicate. He has finished in the top two in all three starts and has already run a top figure at a mile.

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