Brother Derek
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Brother Derek is a thoroughbred
horse. He was bred by Mary H. Caldwell and owned by Cecil N. Peacock.
Trained by Dan Hendricks, Brother Derek began racing at age two in California. He won his 2005 debut race as well as the Norfolk Stakes before finishing fourth to winner Stevie Wonderboy
in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile
.
, Brother Derek was regarded as a leading contender for the Triple Crown. He was made the pre-race betting
favorite for the Kentucky Derby
but as a horse who traditionally is a front runner, after drawing the very difficult outside post position #18 his odds
dropped sharply. In the Derby, he finished in a dead heat
for fourth place with Jazil
.
Then two weeks later in the Preakness Stakes
in Baltimore, Maryland Brother Derek broke slow and had to be stedied by his jockey Alex Solis
after being bumped. Then he checked off the heals of Barbaro
and as they passed the stands for the first time, Brother Derek was four lengths back. Going into the club house turn he altered course way out in the five path rushed up to within a head of the leader Like Now down the back stretch in :46-3/5 for a half mile. At the beginning of the final turn eventual runner-up Sweetnorthernsaint
passed Brother Derek and then Like Now to take the lead. Brother Derek continued to chase the leaders drifting out four wide on this turn. At the quarter poll Eclipse Award Champion Bernardini
passed Brother Derek and the others and to win while Brother Derek faded to fourth earning his second straight check in a classic race, this one for $60,000.
after which he underwent surgery
to have a bone chip removed from an ankle
. He did not race again until 2008 but after one start, in late July his owner announced that Brother Derek was being retired from racing and would enter stud
in 2009 at Airdrie Stud in Midway, Kentucky
.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse. He was bred by Mary H. Caldwell and owned by Cecil N. Peacock.
Trained by Dan Hendricks, Brother Derek began racing at age two in California. He won his 2005 debut race as well as the Norfolk Stakes before finishing fourth to winner Stevie Wonderboy
Stevie Wonderboy
Stevie Wonderboy is a retired Thoroughbred race horse. Competing in 2005, his performances that year, capped off by a win in the fall's Breeders' Cup Juvenile, earned him the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 2-Year-Old Male Horse. Going into the 2006 racing season he was expected to be a contender...
in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Breeders' Cup Juvenile
The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships....
.
Three year-old season
In 2006, following three straight stakes wins in California including the Grade I Santa Anita DerbySanta Anita Derby
The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $1 million. Inaugurated in 1935, it is considered the most important West Coast stepping-stone to the Kentucky Derby...
, Brother Derek was regarded as a leading contender for the Triple Crown. He was made the pre-race betting
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
favorite for the Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
but as a horse who traditionally is a front runner, after drawing the very difficult outside post position #18 his odds
Parimutuel betting
Parimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
dropped sharply. In the Derby, he finished in a dead heat
Dead Heat
Dead Heat is a 1988 movie about an LAPD police officer, Roger Mortis , killed while attempting to arrest zombies who have been reanimated by the head of Dante Laboratories in order to carry out violent armed robberies.-Plot:...
for fourth place with Jazil
Jazil
Jazil is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.In 2006, Jazil dead-heated for fourth place in the Kentucky Derby but then won the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown.- Connections :...
.
Then two weeks later in the Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
in Baltimore, Maryland Brother Derek broke slow and had to be stedied by his jockey Alex Solis
Alex Solis
Alex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California...
after being bumped. Then he checked off the heals of Barbaro
Barbaro
Barbaro was an American thoroughbred who decisively won the 2006 Kentucky Derby, but shattered his leg two weeks later in the 2006 Preakness Stakes, ending his racing career and eventually leading to his death....
and as they passed the stands for the first time, Brother Derek was four lengths back. Going into the club house turn he altered course way out in the five path rushed up to within a head of the leader Like Now down the back stretch in :46-3/5 for a half mile. At the beginning of the final turn eventual runner-up Sweetnorthernsaint
Sweetnorthernsaint
Sweetnorthernsaint is a Thoroughbred race horse. A Florida foal of March 2003, he was a top contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. Late in his two year-old season he was very hard to handle, so much so that they could not get him to focus enough to train on the track and his owners made the...
passed Brother Derek and then Like Now to take the lead. Brother Derek continued to chase the leaders drifting out four wide on this turn. At the quarter poll Eclipse Award Champion Bernardini
Bernardini
Bernardini is a thoroughbred race horse foaled on March 23, 2003 at Darley Stable in Kentucky. A son of A.P. Indy, he is out of Cara Rafaela who won almost a million dollars over the course of her racing career...
passed Brother Derek and the others and to win while Brother Derek faded to fourth earning his second straight check in a classic race, this one for $60,000.
Four year-old season
In 2007 Brother Derek finished third in both the San Fernando Stakes and the Strub StakesStrub Stakes
The Strub Stakes is an American race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California each year.Currently a Grade II stakes race with a purse of $300,000, it is open to horses, age four, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the synthetic surface of Santa Anita and offers...
after which he underwent surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
to have a bone chip removed from an ankle
Ankle
The ankle joint is formed where the foot and the leg meet. The ankle, or talocrural joint, is a synovial hinge joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula in the lower limb with the proximal end of the talus bone in the foot...
. He did not race again until 2008 but after one start, in late July his owner announced that Brother Derek was being retired from racing and would enter stud
Stud (animal)
A stud animal is a registered animal retained for breeding. The terms for the male of a given animal species usually imply that the animal is entire—that is, not castrated—and therefore capable of siring offspring...
in 2009 at Airdrie Stud in Midway, Kentucky
Midway, Kentucky
Midway is a city in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 1,620 at the 2000 census. It is located midway between Frankfort and Lexington along the single-track railroad between them. It is part of the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is home to a...
.