Journalism's victory in the Grade I $500,000 Santa Anita Derby solidified his status as the top three-year-old in the US.
Santa Anita Derby
Following a second-place finish to stablemate Taiba in the Santa Anita Derby, Messier's trainer Tim Yakteen is excited.
A 15-length winner of the Grade 2 Robert Lewis in his latest race, Messier can use the Santa Anita Derby as his final run before Kentucky.
Champion juvenile of 2020 wins Blue Grass, while Bourbonic upsets Wood Memorial, Rock Your World takes Santa Anita Derby.