Horse Racing: I Want Revenge races at Monmouth Park
I Want Revenge will be going up against five intense rivals Saturday in the second segment of his Grade 3 comeback at the $300,000 Phillip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park. He still is among the favorites in horse racing betting.
Now at the age of 4 and under the care of trainer Rick Dutrow, I Want Revenge came in third at the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park on July 3. The Suburban was the beginning of an optimistic come back. I Want Revenge was the morning-line favorite for the 2009 Kentucky Derby. Unfortunately, he was scratched on the morning of the race due to a leg injury. The ensuing surgery could have ended his career.
Joe Bravo will be the jockey Saturday, serving as a replacement for regular rider Joe Talamo, who has a fractured wrist from his ride at Del Mar.
The other participants of the field for the 1 1/8-mile Iselin is Duke of Mischief, Gone Astray (Salvator Mile Winner), Our Edge, Redding Colliery, and Sir Whimsey.
Devoted trainer David Fawkes gave Duke of Mischief a rest following two challenging races in a short time period. The Oaklawn Handicap victor finished eighth in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster on June 12 at Churchill Down. He then proceeded to finishing second in The Salvator Mile At Monmouth on July 3.
The healthy Gone Astray, tended to by Shug McGaughey, emerged with as the winner at The Salvator by approximately five lengths. It was an excellent race that was clocked at 50.11 seconds in the first half-mile and 1:14.05 for the 6 furlongs.
“It was very awkward,” Fawkes said. “Everything today was based upon speed today, horse to horse. Earlier that day, generic horses were making it to the half in 47. I’m not sure what happened on the track. Everything just went dead.”
Duke of Mischief achieved his final breeze on Saturday. He ran a respectable half-mile in 48.40.
“The track was very competitive, but he still put in some good work,” Fawkes said. “I am happy with his performance.”
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