Emancipate

Emancipate earned one Road to the Kentucky Derby point by finishing fifth in the American Pharoah Stakes, his first try in stakes company. The Bob Baffert trainee retruend off a six-furlong maiden special weight win at Del Mar, where he won by 2 1/2 lengths and earned an 81 Brisnet Speed rating. The Del Mar win was his second start, and he came into the race with $66,000 earned. Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith rode him for the first time. The jump to 1 1/16 miles against Hughes and company was a lot to ask so early in his career. His pedigree promises more as a homebred for Ron and Barbara Perry's Cicero Farms, by Uncle Mo out of Marley's Freedom, a Grade 1-winning sprinter. That leans toward speed, but Uncle Mo has also produced winners at classic distances. Emancipate still has to show he belongs at this level.

TwinSpires Emancipate Horse Profile