Son of Tapit = CREATOR
Color: Gray or roan colt (Ky.)
Sire: Tapit
Dam: Morena (PERU), by Privately Held
Owner: WinStar Farm
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Ricardo Santana Jr.
Record: 2-4-1 in eight starts
Road to the Kentucky Derby Points (ranking): 110
Connections: WinStar and Asmussen, recently named a Hall of Famer, have teamed up for the first time due to the trainer's aptitude with training Tapit colts. WinStar won the 2010 Derby with Super Saver, while Asmussen has conditioned a runner-up and third-place finisher in 13 ties at the race. Santana, 23, rode Tapiture in the 2014 Derby.
Last time out: Left at the break, Creator came all the way back to win the Arkansas Derby under an expert ride by Santana, who moved the gray between horses through the turn and by the rest in the stretch for his first Grade I victory.
Running style: Creator took six starts to break his maiden thanks to a combination of patience, distance and surface change. WinStar let Asmussen bring along the colt slowly and started him on turf. The closer has won twice and hit the board in his other two starts at 1 1/16 miles or longer.
In their words: “Creator is coming around at the right time,” Asmussen said. “I really like his focus and how professional he’s been the last two to three weeks. We’re just trying to keep him in the rhythm that he was in between the Rebel and the Arkansas Derby. I was extremely pleased for him to maintain his focus as well as he did (in an April 25 workout) with as much as there is to look at here the couple of weeks leading up to the Derby. I definitely think that he is turning into an excellent racehorse."
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