00:02Two of this year's Kentucky Derby contenders share more than just a birthplace.
00:07Renegade and Commandment were both foaled at TaylorMade Farm,
00:10they share the same sire and into mischief, and they're both out of graded stakes winning mayors.
00:15Florida Derby winner Commandment is the son of grade one winner Sipican Harbor,
00:19while Arkansas Derby winner Renegade is out of grade three winner Spice is Nice.
00:24Here Frank Taylor introduces us to the families of these two promising Derby contenders.
00:29Commandment was a very nice foal, he was very blocky and strong and fast looking.
00:35He grew into a nice yearling, I think he sold pretty well, I think he brought like 500,
00:40I was hoping for a little more, but he was a nice colt, he was solid and straightforward the whole
00:47time.
00:48Sipican Harbor is a straightforward broodmare, she really raises a good foal,
00:52she's got the McKenzie baby by her side, and then she's got an elite power yearling.
00:57I really think the McKenzie might be the best physical that the mayor's ever had.
01:01The mayor tends to throw a little bit short-legged, and she's stocky, so she throws to herself,
01:07but this McKenzie's got a lot of leg and a lot of stretch to him, so I think it's a
01:12very good foal.
01:15Renegade was here as a foal, and then he went back to Robert Lowe's farm for a little while in
01:20Missouri,
01:21and he was always just a very nice foal, a little stretchier than Commandment, a little more stretch to him,
01:29but just a really solid, good-looking horse. I think he brought like 975, so he sold well,
01:36and you know, he's out of the mare, Spice is nice, she's a beautiful mare,
01:40and she's got a foal by her side, but not this time, that is absolutely gorgeous.
01:46Stretchy, nice foal, one of the better foals on the farm, so we're really, really excited about that foal.
01:52I think it's something special.
01:54Both of those mares were good race mares, and they're both very good physical mares.
01:59They didn't have any chinks in their armor, they were solid mares, and got bred to the top horses, and
02:05we got good results.
02:06A thrilling finish to the Florida Derby, here comes Commandment, the Puma tries to turn him back, it's a win
02:12photo!
02:12To win both those races, it was exciting, you know, and those two horses are right at the top as
02:18the favorites,
02:19and what was amazing is we had raised Ted Noffey as well, so we had, in that crop, we had
02:25three end of mischiefs,
02:26and all of them been in the top three picks for the Derby, so, yeah, pretty crazy.
02:33It's really exciting and rewarding, hopefully we can win it this year.
02:37You know, those two are doing well, it's an exciting Derby.
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