Everyone else at the farm agreed. They told stories of his gentleness and how he would let people climb all over him as he laid in his stall. His kind nature at everyone at the farm falling deep in love with him. She immediately regretted having sold a horse so dear to her heart and knew that she had to get her horse back.
Union Rags was back home. Matz had suffered the loss of his horse Barbaro just a few years prior. It would later become clear that Union Rags would be Matz' chance at redemption.
The colt debuted on July 12th, at Delaware Racetrack, winning in his first asking. His connections recognized his talented and decided to step him up in class for the Saratoga Special G2 ; Union Rags paid their belief in him off handsomely by smashing the field by more than seven lengths. The flashy bay faced some struggles in his next race, the Champagne Stakes G1. He struggled to get through in the stretch, trying to find a way on the inside before switching to the outside.
Nevertheless, he was able to get through to win and earned himself an automatic berth into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1. Union Rags entered the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at some of the lowest odds in the race's history.
He looked like the best two-year old in the country and was already an early favorite in the Kentucky Derby. The fans and bettors hoped he would prove this and in the stretch, it looked like Union Rags would indeed be the victor. But the colt was green and as he chased down Hansen, he veered towards the grandstand, losing precious ground.
He crossed the wire just a nose behind Hansen. Union Rags rebounded beautifully by fourth lengths in his first start as a three-year old, the Fountain of Youth Stakes G2. He followed up that victory that a close third in the Florida Derby G1 , his final prep for the Kentucky Derby.
Unfortunately, Union Rags broke very poorly and was near the back of the field for the majority of the race. He had so much dirt on him as he came around the far turn that he was nearly invisible. But in the final furlong, Paynter drifted out just enough to leave a hole big enough for Union Rags to squeeze through.
It took Union Rags some convincing from Velazquez to go through the gap, but once he did, his massive strides ate up the length he had to cover and he won by a neck as the second choice. He was a brilliant racehorse with outstanding conformation, and he has an exceptional pedigree.
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