Palace Malice
Trainer:Todd A. PletcherOwner: Dogwood Stable
Foaling Date: 2010-05-02
Pedigree: Curlin and Palace Rumor of Royal Anthem
Dosage: 4-5-11-0-0 (20)
Dosage Index / CD: 2.64 / 0.65
Notes:
Forced to
make an
additional
prep in
the G1
Blue Grass
S. to be
assured of
a spot in
the
Kentucky
Derby
starting
gate, this
Todd
Pletcher
trainee
delivered
with a
good
runner up
finish
behind
Java's
War. The
40
qualifying
points he
earned
gave him a
total of
50 and
landed him
in the 12
th spot on
the
leaderboar
d
following
the
defection
of Govenor
Charlie.
The G2
Louisiana
Derby at
Fair
Grounds on
3/30 was
intended
to be his
final race
before the
1 st
Saturday
in May,
but a
trouble-fi
lled trip
cost him
all chance
and he
wound up 7
th . A
precocious
colt,
Palace
Malice was
a solid
second in
his debut
last July.
But it was
the
impressive
3
1/2-length
win at
Saratoga
in his
second
start that
stamped
him as a
player in
the
division
before a
bucked
shin ended
his
juvenile
campaign.
His
sophomore
season
began with
a runner
up finish
in a
January
Gulfstream
Park
optional
claiming
contest
over a
sloppy
surface.
In his
2-turn and
stakes
debut, he
was wide
but closed
well to
get the
show check
in the G2
Risen Star
S. at Fair
Grounds
for which
he picked
up 10
Derby
points.
Bred in
Kentucky
by W. S.
Farish, he
was foaled
on May 2,
2010.
Palace
Malice is
from the 1
st crop of
two-time
Horse of
the Year
Curlin,
who was 3
rd in the
2007
Kentucky
Derby, and
was his
sire's 1
st winner
in the
United
States.
His dam is
the Royal
Anthem
mare
Palace
Rumor, a
stakes
winner on
grass.
Palace
Malice was
purchased
for
$200,000
at the
2012
Keeneland
April
2-year-old
s in
training
sale by W.
Cothran
"Cot"
Campbell's
Dogwood
Stable and
will be
the 8 th
Kentucky
Derby
starter
for the
partnershi
p. His
career
record
stands at
6-1-3-1
and he has
amassed a
bankroll
of
$271,135.
Palace
Malice
will have
blinkers
added and
the
services
of Hall of
Fame pilot
Mike Smith
for the 1
st time
when he
runs for
the roses.
Todd
Pletcher
stated
that he
was
expecting
a
"breakthou
gh"
performanc
e from his
charge in
G2
Louisiana
Derby on
3/30 and
the son of
Curlin
looked
like he
might
deliver
when
making a
strong
middle
move.
Instead,
he found
himself
caught
behind
tiring
leaders
and was
blocked
from the
quarter
pole to
the
furlong
marker.
Having
gotten
little out
of this
race and
no
Kentucky
Derby
qualifying
points,
owner
Dogwood
Stable may
send him
to the G1
Blue Grass
S. at
Keeneland
on 4/13 in
a final
attempt to
earn a
spot to
run for
the roses.
| Year | Races Run | Wins | Place | Show | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | $209,135 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $62,000 |