Coal Battle, a colt by Coal Front and ridden by Vargas, had a good start and came out to fight for the lead from the first exchanges, passed the 400, 800 and 1200, dominating but was under pressure from two rivals alternating in some places of the race, turned the last curve and entered the final straight, dominating with relative clarity, in the last 200, he shot to the lead, in the final 100, he established himself in the lead with a strong rush, to thus go frankly towards the finish line, and win by stopping, in the Smarty Jones Stakes.
Highlights: Coal Battle’s final warm-up: 12-30-24 | Oaklawn Park | Dirt | 600m breeze in: 0’38″00 | 12/18
Hot Springs, Arkansas, Saturday, January 4, 2025.
Race #9, at Oaklawn Park (Racetrack), on the dirt surface at a distance of 1700 meters. Prize credited to the first: $ 146,250.00 dollars.
Jockey: Juan Vargas (122 Lbs.); Trainer: Lonnie Briley; Stud: Norman Stables LLC and; He was bred in Kentucky by Hume Wornall & Jay Adcock LLC.
Contenders
Roll of eight foals: Kale´s Angel, Hot Gunner, Bon Temps, Mo Quality, Hot Property and, Coal Battle.
Scratched: Curvino and Optical
Official finishes of second to fourth place: Mo Quality (Mo Town – Revealing Quality by Quality Road), Kale´s Angel (Complexity – Love Affair by Malibu Moon) and, Bon Temps (Bravazo – Winning Image by Southern Image).
Times, track conditions of the Smarty Jones Stakes
Fractional Times: 24”11 (400), 49”03 (800), 1’15”64 (1200) and 1’40”30 (1600). Final Time: 1’46”43 (106”43). Fast track.
Pedigree and achievements of Coal Battle
Coal Battle (Coal Front – Wolfblade by Midshipman).
Record: 6-4. Earnings: $ 453,875.00 dollars.
151 Ranking to the Kentucky Derby
Exemplars that added points for the Ranking to the Derby: Coal Battle, ten; Mo Quality, four; Kale´s Angel, three; Bon Temps, two and; Hot Property, one.
Professional credits
Journalist José Daniel Gil / @josedanienews (X and Tik Tok)
Photo: Coady Media / @CoadyPhoto
Video Courtesy: Oaklawn Park YouTube Channel
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