Gennadi will look to land the Blue Grass Stakes with Russian Greek
With Hero of Order pulling a rabbit out of the hat in the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby after being sent as the 109 to 1 shot in a field packed with superstar runners. Now all eyes will be fixed on the son of Giant’s Causeway, Russian Greek, as he sizes up yet
another Everest to conquer in the shape of Grade 1 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes for the Russian born trainer Gennadi Dorochenko, who trains both Hero of Order and Russian Greek.
The 3-year-old colt runs under the banner of Olympia Star Inc. which is owned by fellow Russian Mikhail Yanakov. Russian Greek will make his first start for Gennadi Dorochenko, after being trained by Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer.
Out of mare Sand Dollar by Grindstone, Russian Greek is exiting a dismal eighth place finish in the Grade 3 Vinery Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park over the venue’s synthetic surface at about 1 1/8 miles on 24 March, 2012, to winner Went The Day Well.
He kicked off proceedings in the year 2012 with a win in the Cal Derby on dirt at Golden Gate Fields, where he went at about 1 1/16 miles on 14 January, 2012, and defeated the likes of Cahill Chrome in second and Senor Rain in third, with the winning time
of 1 minute and 45.07 seconds.
Against a much tougher lineup in the Grade 3 El Camino Real Derby also at Golden Gate Fields on 18 February, 2012, Russian Greek set the pace but faded away to finish fifth to winner, Daddy Nose Best, who covered the time of 1 1/8 miles in 1 minute and 50.46
seconds.
Russian Greek will have his work cut out in the Blue Grass Stakes, where he will meet the likes of the champion, Hansen, in the field. Preparations for the big race are going fine for the horse, as he is scheduled for yet another work over the weekend at
Keeneland, but there is no new on which jockey will ride Russian Greek.
Gennadi Dorochenko proved in the Louisiana Derby that he knows how to work Hero of Order, and the confident trainer will look to saddle another monumental victory through Russian Greek in the Blue Grass Stakes.
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