Roderick Ready to get started in Saturday’s Hutcheson
At 0h02, on March 5, 2021 • By GULFSTREAM PARK
Breeze Easy LLC’s Roderick will seek to start off his 2021 season in Saturday’s $75,000 Hutcheson at Gulfstream Park like he finished off his juvenile campaign.
The Wesley Ward-trained colt, who scored a dominating victory in a Nov. 29 optional claiming allowance at Churchill Downs, is scheduled to face six rivals in the Hutcheson, a six-furlong dash for 3-year-olds that will be featured on a program that will also include the $75,000 Any Limit, a six-furlong sprint for 3-year-old fillies, and the $75,000 Captiva Island, a five-furlong turf dash for fillies and mares.
Roderick, a $550,000 yearling purchase at the 2019 Keeneland September sale, wrapped up his juvenile season with a 3 ¾-length triumph in a five-furlong dash, in which he stalked the early pace before drawing clear and winning geared down.
