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Forte was installed as the 3-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, but on the morning of the race he was scratched by a veterinarian representing the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC). Mike Repole, the co-owner of Forte, cited the cause of the scratch as a bruised right foot.<ref name=BH_Forte_SCR>{{cite web |last1=Perez |first1=Joe |last2=King |first2=Byron |title=Kentucky Derby Favorite Forte Scratched; The 2022 champion juvenile male had been the expected favorite. |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/268427/kentucky-derby-favorite-forte-scratched |website=Bloodhorse.com |access-date=6 May 2023 |date=6 May 2023}}</ref> Forte galloped around the Churchill Downs track two days after the Derby was run, with Todd Pletcher indicating that the colt appeared to have recovered from the foot bruise.<ref name=balsun090523>{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Childs |title=Scratched Kentucky Derby favorite Forte ineligible for Preakness because of rules designed to protect injured horses|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/horse-racing/bs-sp-preakness-forte-likely-entry-after-kentucky-derby-scratch-20230508-kgjkwikglnce3h5zyiym75pfzi-story.html|publisher=[[Baltimore Sun]]|access-date=9 May 2023 |date=8 May 2023}}</ref> Pletcher had planned to work Forte at the end of that week, and then ship the horse to Baltimore to run in the [[Preakness Stakes]].<ref name=balsun090523/> However, later that day the KHRC announced that Forte would be placed on the vet's list for 14 days pursuant to state and federal (Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority) rules, after which he would be required to complete a satisfactory workout and pass a blood test. The action effectively took Forte out of consideration for the Preakness.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/268510/forte-placed-on-vets-list-will-miss-preakness-stakes|title=Forte Placed on Vet's List, Will Miss Preakness Stakes|last=Angst|first=Frank|date=8 May 2023|publisher=[[The Blood-Horse]]|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> |
Forte was installed as the 3-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, but on the morning of the race he was scratched by a veterinarian representing the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC). Mike Repole, the co-owner of Forte, cited the cause of the scratch as a bruised right foot.<ref name=BH_Forte_SCR>{{cite web |last1=Perez |first1=Joe |last2=King |first2=Byron |title=Kentucky Derby Favorite Forte Scratched; The 2022 champion juvenile male had been the expected favorite. |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/268427/kentucky-derby-favorite-forte-scratched |website=Bloodhorse.com |access-date=6 May 2023 |date=6 May 2023}}</ref> Forte galloped around the Churchill Downs track two days after the Derby was run, with Todd Pletcher indicating that the colt appeared to have recovered from the foot bruise.<ref name=balsun090523>{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Childs |title=Scratched Kentucky Derby favorite Forte ineligible for Preakness because of rules designed to protect injured horses|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/horse-racing/bs-sp-preakness-forte-likely-entry-after-kentucky-derby-scratch-20230508-kgjkwikglnce3h5zyiym75pfzi-story.html|publisher=[[Baltimore Sun]]|access-date=9 May 2023 |date=8 May 2023}}</ref> Pletcher had planned to work Forte at the end of that week, and then ship the horse to Baltimore to run in the [[Preakness Stakes]].<ref name=balsun090523/> However, later that day the KHRC announced that Forte would be placed on the vet's list for 14 days pursuant to state and federal (Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority) rules, after which he would be required to complete a satisfactory workout and pass a blood test. The action effectively took Forte out of consideration for the Preakness.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/268510/forte-placed-on-vets-list-will-miss-preakness-stakes|title=Forte Placed on Vet's List, Will Miss Preakness Stakes|last=Angst|first=Frank|date=8 May 2023|publisher=[[The Blood-Horse]]|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> |
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On the same day that Forte was placed on the KHRC vet's list, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that the horse failed a [[Equine drug testing|post-race drug test]] following his victory in the 2022 [[Hopeful Stakes]].<ref name=nyt090523>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/sports/horse-racing/forte-kentucky-derby-doping.html|title=Forte, Once the Derby Favorite, Failed a Drug Test in September|last=Drape|first=Joe|date=9 May 2023|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref> A formal hearing on the matter was held on May 10.<ref name=drf100523>{{cite web |url=https://www.drf.com/news/forte-reportedly-had-positive-test-after-hopeful-victory-stewards-hearing-today|title=Pletcher appears before stewards regarding Forte's positive test|last=Hegarty|first=Matt|date=10 May 2023|publisher=Daily Racing Form|access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref> According to a spokesman for the [[New York State Gaming Commission]], the hearing was delayed repeatedly at the request of counsel representing trainer Todd Pletcher, and because of difficulties obtaining split-sample drug test results.<ref name=drf100523/> On May 11, Pletcher's legal team told media outlets including ''[[Daily Racing Form]]'' that New York stewards had disqualified Forte from his win in the Hopeful for the post-race presence of [[meloxicam]]. Additionally, Pletcher was issued a 10-day suspension and fined $1,000. The connections of Forte said they plan to appeal the ruling, with Pletcher's legal team disputing statements made by the State Gaming Commission about the delays in the proceedings.<ref name=hopefuldq>{{cite web |url=https://www.drf.com/news/pletcher-suspended-10-days-meloxicam-positive-forte|title=Pletcher suspended 10 days for meloxicam positive in Forte|last=Hegarty|first=Matt|date=11 May 2023|publisher=Daily Racing Form|access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref> Co-owner Mike Repole said that he would file a lawsuit if the disqualification was not overturned, saying that the regulatory action "defines epic incompetence." He was also considering legal action against ''the Times'' for reporting the |
On the same day that Forte was placed on the KHRC vet's list, ''[[The New York Times]]'' reported that the horse failed a [[Equine drug testing|post-race drug test]] following his victory in the 2022 [[Hopeful Stakes]].<ref name=nyt090523>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/sports/horse-racing/forte-kentucky-derby-doping.html|title=Forte, Once the Derby Favorite, Failed a Drug Test in September|last=Drape|first=Joe|date=9 May 2023|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref> A formal hearing on the matter was held on May 10.<ref name=drf100523>{{cite web |url=https://www.drf.com/news/forte-reportedly-had-positive-test-after-hopeful-victory-stewards-hearing-today|title=Pletcher appears before stewards regarding Forte's positive test|last=Hegarty|first=Matt|date=10 May 2023|publisher=Daily Racing Form|access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref> According to a spokesman for the [[New York State Gaming Commission]], the hearing was delayed repeatedly at the request of counsel representing trainer Todd Pletcher, and because of difficulties obtaining split-sample drug test results.<ref name=drf100523/> On May 11, Pletcher's legal team told media outlets including ''[[Daily Racing Form]]'' that New York stewards had disqualified Forte from his win in the Hopeful for the post-race presence of [[meloxicam]]. Additionally, Pletcher was issued a 10-day suspension and fined $1,000. The connections of Forte said they plan to appeal the ruling, with Pletcher's legal team disputing statements made by the State Gaming Commission about the delays in the proceedings.<ref name=hopefuldq>{{cite web |url=https://www.drf.com/news/pletcher-suspended-10-days-meloxicam-positive-forte|title=Pletcher suspended 10 days for meloxicam positive in Forte|last=Hegarty|first=Matt|date=11 May 2023|publisher=Daily Racing Form|access-date=11 May 2023}}</ref> Co-owner Mike Repole said that he would file a lawsuit if the disqualification was not overturned, saying that the regulatory action "defines epic incompetence." He was also considering legal action against ''the Times'' for reporting the positive test as "doping."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/268559/forte-disqualified-from-22-hopeful-pletcher-suspended|title=Forte Disqualified From '22 Hopeful; Pletcher Suspended|last=Ehalt|first=Bob|date=11 May 2023|publisher=Daily Racing Form|access-date=12 May 2023}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:54, 12 May 2023
| Forte | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Violence |
| Grandsire | Medaglia d'Oro |
| Dam | Queen Caroline |
| Damsire | Blame |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | February 3, 2020[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Dark Bay or Brown |
| Breeder | South Gate Farm |
| Owner | Repole Stable & St. Elias Stable |
| Trainer | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Record | 7: 6–0–0 |
| Earnings | $2,409,830[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Breeders' Futurity (2022) Hopeful Stakes (2022) Fountain of Youth Stakes (2023) Florida Derby (2023) Breeders' Cup Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2022) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse (2022) | |
| Last updated on 2 April 2023 | |
Forte (foaled February 3, 2020) is a Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Grade I Hopeful Stakes, Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland and Breeders' Cup Juvenile which was held at Keeneland as a two-year-old and the Florida Derby as a three-year-old.[2]
Background
Forte is a dark bay or brown colt that was bred in Clarke County, Virginia by South Gate Farm. He was sired by Violence, winner of the 2012 Grade I CashCall Futurity at Hollywood Park.[3] Forte is from the sixth Northern Hemisphere crop sired by Violence and is his 28th stakes winner, and follows Dr. Schivel, No Parole, and Volatile as his fourth Grade 1 winner. Violence stands at Hill 'n' Dale Farms for $25,000 in 2022.[4]
Forte is out of the Blame mare Queen Caroline, winner of four black-type events on the turf, including the 2016 Indiana Grand Stakes with $401,608 stakes earned in a 20 race career. She is out of a daughter of Forestry, Queens Plaza, winner of the 2004 Sorority Stakes at Monmouth Park. Fourth dam Jeano is out of the 1985 Grade 1 Delaware Handicap winner Basie, whose dam, Stolen Base, also appears as third dam of Champion Smarty Jones. Stolen Base is from a branch of the La Troienne family.[4] Forte was sold originally as a weanling for $80,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale to Silver Hill Farm. Later Forte was sold for $110,000 from the Eaton Sales consignment at the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale to Mike Repole's Repole Stable and Vincent Viola of St. Elias Stable. Forte is trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.[3]
Racing career
2022: two-year-old season
Forte began his career on May 27 at Belmont Park in a Maiden Special Weight event for two-year-olds over a distance of five furlongs in small field of 5 of which four were first-starters. Forte started as the 1/5 odds-on favorite settled from start chasing the leaders Wasabi Boy and Gotta Like Him. Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. moved Forte inside into the two path early on the turn then angling four wide at the five-sixteenths marker. He moved to the lead in the upper stretch then moved in some while passing Wasabi Boy, powering away under strong urging to win easily by 7+3⁄4 lengths in 58.21 seconds.[5]
Forte's next start was on July 16 in the Grade III Sanford Stakes at Saratoga Race Course over a distance of six furlongs. The event attracted twelve starters of which eleven had won their last start with Forte starting the 7/5 favorite. Forte settled off the pace, was roused three wide on the turn and into upper stretch under a drive by Irad Ortiz Jr. and lacked the needed response and finished fourth to Mo Strike beaten by nearly six lengths.[6]
Undeterred by Forte's performance connections started him in the Grade I Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga on Labor Day weekend. On a rainy day which created a sloppy track Forte started at 13/2 fourth choice and was unhurried early as Gulfport and Mo Strike pushed the lead. Approaching the eighth pole, Forte grabbed the lead and then pulled away winning by three lengths to cover the seven furlongs in 1:22.58.[3] Forte was later disqualified due to a medication violation, a decision that Forte's connections are appealing.[7]
Connections opted to pass the Grade I Champagne Stakes for the Grade I Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland which was scheduled a week later. Again Forte was unhurried in the early stages settling in seventh place in a field of fourteen behind the 3/2 favorite Loggins. Forte was forced to tip four-wide on the turn moving into contention at the quarter pole. Forte moved his head in front of Loggins with two furlongs left to run and the colts battled the entire length of the stretch. At the wire, Forte was the narrow victor in a time of 1:44.74 on a fast main track. Both runners made contact down the stretch with the winner placing the runner-up in tight quarters with about a sixteenth of a mile remaining. A long inquiry ensued, though the stewards ultimately made no change to the order of finish.[8] By winning the Breeders' Futurity, Forte qualified to the Breeders' Cup since the event is a "Win and You're In" race for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile.
2023: three-year-old season
Forte first start as a three-year-old was in the Grade II Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Starting as the 1/2 odds-on favorite Forte impressively won the event by 4+1⁄2 lengths in a winning time of 1:43.12 for the 1+1⁄16 miles contest. Forte solidified his place in the Road to the Kentucky Derby with an additional 50 qualification points and confirmed his early favoritism for the main event.[9]
Forte's next start was in the Florida Derby. He was sent off at odds of 1-5 from post 11–a disadvantageous starting position at Gulfstream's 1+1⁄8-mile distance. Forced to enter the final turn five wide, Forte closed with a powerful stretch run to win by one length. The win earned Forte 100 qualification points, moving him to the top of the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 190 points.[10] The final time of the race was 1:49.37, which had been corrected by Equibase from the original time of 1:48.51.[11]
Forte was installed as the 3-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, but on the morning of the race he was scratched by a veterinarian representing the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC). Mike Repole, the co-owner of Forte, cited the cause of the scratch as a bruised right foot.[12] Forte galloped around the Churchill Downs track two days after the Derby was run, with Todd Pletcher indicating that the colt appeared to have recovered from the foot bruise.[13] Pletcher had planned to work Forte at the end of that week, and then ship the horse to Baltimore to run in the Preakness Stakes.[13] However, later that day the KHRC announced that Forte would be placed on the vet's list for 14 days pursuant to state and federal (Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority) rules, after which he would be required to complete a satisfactory workout and pass a blood test. The action effectively took Forte out of consideration for the Preakness.[14]
On the same day that Forte was placed on the KHRC vet's list, The New York Times reported that the horse failed a post-race drug test following his victory in the 2022 Hopeful Stakes.[15] A formal hearing on the matter was held on May 10.[16] According to a spokesman for the New York State Gaming Commission, the hearing was delayed repeatedly at the request of counsel representing trainer Todd Pletcher, and because of difficulties obtaining split-sample drug test results.[16] On May 11, Pletcher's legal team told media outlets including Daily Racing Form that New York stewards had disqualified Forte from his win in the Hopeful for the post-race presence of meloxicam. Additionally, Pletcher was issued a 10-day suspension and fined $1,000. The connections of Forte said they plan to appeal the ruling, with Pletcher's legal team disputing statements made by the State Gaming Commission about the delays in the proceedings.[7] Co-owner Mike Repole said that he would file a lawsuit if the disqualification was not overturned, saying that the regulatory action "defines epic incompetence." He was also considering legal action against the Times for reporting the positive test as "doping."[17]
Statistics
| Date | Distance | Race | Grade | Track | Odds | Field | Finish | Winning Time |
Winning (Losing) Margin |
Jockey | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 – Two-year-old season | |||||||||||
| May 27, 2022 | 5 furlongs | Maiden Special Weight | Belmont Park | 0.20* | 5 | 1 | 0:58.21 | 7+3⁄4 lengths | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [5] | |
| Jul 16, 2022 | 6 furlongs | Sanford Stakes | III | Saratoga | 1.45* | 12 | 4 | 1:11.35 | (5+3⁄4 lengths) | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [6] |
| Sep 5, 2022 | 7 furlongs | Hopeful Stakes | I | Saratoga | 6.90 | 6 | 1[a] | 1:22.58 | 3 lengths | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [18] |
| Oct 8, 2022 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Breeders' Futurity | I | Keeneland | 4.43 | 14 | 1 | 1:44.74 | neck | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [19] |
| Nov 4, 2022 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | I | Keeneland | 5.02 | 10 | 1 | 1:43.06 | 1+1⁄2 lengths | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [20] |
| 2023 – Three-year-old season | |||||||||||
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1+1⁄16 miles | Fountain of Youth Stakes | II | Gulfstream Park | 0.50* | 9 | 1 | 1:43.12 | 4+1⁄2 lengths | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [21] |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 1+1⁄8 miles | Florida Derby | I | Gulfstream Park | 0.30* | 12 | 1 | 1:49.37 | 1 length | Irad Ortiz Jr. | [22] |
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Forte was the post-time favourite.
Pedigree
| Sire Violence (2010) |
Medaglia d'Oro (1999) |
El Prado (IRE) (1989) |
Sadler's Wells (1981) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Capulet (1974) | |||
| Cappucino Bay (1989) |
Bailjumper (1974) | ||
| Dubbed In (1973) | |||
| Violent Beauty (2003) |
Gone West (1984) |
Mr Prospector (1970) | |
| Secrettame (1978) | |||
| Storming Beauty (1998) |
Storm Cat* (1983) | ||
| Sky Beauty (1990) | |||
| Dam Queen Caroline (2013) |
Blame (2006) |
Arch (1995) |
Kris S (1982) |
| Aurora (1988) | |||
| Liable (1995) |
Seeking The Gold (1985) | ||
| Bound (1984) | |||
| Queen Plaza (2002) |
Forestry (1985) |
Storm Cat* (1983) | |
| Shared Interest (1988) | |||
| Kew Garden (1997) |
Seattle Slew (1974) | ||
| Jeano (1988) (family 1x)[23] |
Forte is inbred 4s × 4d to Storm Cat, meaning Storm Cat appears twice in the fourth generation, once the sire’s side and once on dam's side of the pedigree.
References
- ^ a b "Pedigree of Forte". Equineline. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Profile of Forte". Equibase. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c Ehalt, Bob (September 5, 2022). "Strong Rally Carries Forte to Hopeful Victory; Favored Gulfport went wide on turn, relinquishing his advantage Sept. 5 at Saratoga". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Porter, Alan (September 6, 2022). "Forte an Impressive Talent for Violence; Porter on Pedigrees". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Chart for May 27, 2022 at Belmont Park – Race 1". equibase.com. May 27, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Sanford Stakes (Grade 3 – race 10)". www.equibase.com. July 16, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c Hegarty, Matt (May 11, 2023). "Pletcher suspended 10 days for meloxicam positive in Forte". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Rollins, Molly (October 8, 2022). "Forte Edges Loggins for Breeders' Futurity Score; The son of Violence earned a Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) berth Oct. 8 at Keeneland". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ McCarthy, Charlie (March 4, 2023). "Champion Forte Rolls in Fountain of Youth Return; Holy Bull Stakes (G3) winner Rocket Can finished a distant second". bloodhorse.com. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ McCarthy, Charlie (April 1, 2023). "Forte Runs Down Mage in Florida Derby Thriller". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ McCroskey, Corrie (April 3, 2023). "Final Time for Florida Derby Adjusted". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Perez, Joe; King, Byron (May 6, 2023). "Kentucky Derby Favorite Forte Scratched; The 2022 champion juvenile male had been the expected favorite". Bloodhorse.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ a b Walker, Childs (May 8, 2023). "Scratched Kentucky Derby favorite Forte ineligible for Preakness because of rules designed to protect injured horses". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ Angst, Frank (May 8, 2023). "Forte Placed on Vet's List, Will Miss Preakness Stakes". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Drape, Joe (May 9, 2023). "Forte, Once the Derby Favorite, Failed a Drug Test in September". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Hegarty, Matt (May 10, 2023). "Pletcher appears before stewards regarding Forte's positive test". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ Ehalt, Bob (May 11, 2023). "Forte Disqualified From '22 Hopeful; Pletcher Suspended". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Hopeful Stakes (Grade 1 – race 11)". www.equibase.com. September 5, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (Grade 1 – race 9)". equibase.com. October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Breeders' Cup Juvenile (Grade 1 – race 9)". equibase.com. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Fountain of Youth Stakes Grade 2 (race 14)". Equibase. March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa Grade 1 (race 14)". Equibase. April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – La Troienne (FR) – Family 1-x". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved October 9, 2022.