Mr. Big News
Bay Colt / January 28th, 2017 in KY / by Giant's Causeway out of Unappeased (IRE)
$456,500
2020 earnings
105
speed figure
33%
2020 wins
racing Record
2020 Stats
Career Stats
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2
Firsts
2
0
Seconds
1
1
Thirds
1
3
Unplaced
5
6
Starts
9
$456,500
Earnings
$468,553
$76,083
Earnings / Start
$52,061
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Bio
Mr. Big News, a Giant’s Causeway colt owned by Chester Thomas’ Allied Racing Stable, emerged on the road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in January when he won a maiden special weight race at Fair Grounds.
Mr. Big News, a Giant’s Causeway colt owned by Chester Thomas’ Allied Racing Stable, emerged on the road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve in January when he won a maiden special weight race at Fair Grounds.
He stepped up to graded stakes company in his next start and finished fifth in a division of the Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford. Shipped to Oaklawn Park, Mr. Big News was sent off as a 46.80-1 longshot in the April 11 Oaklawn Stakes. He rallied into a strong pace under Gabriel Saez to score by a half-length over Farmington Road to post his second win in six career starts.
Mr. Big News entered the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve off a sixth-place finish, beaten by more than 10 lengths, in the Grade 2 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes. He bounced back nicely and ran arguably the best race of his career in the Derby when closing to finish third behind winner Authentic and Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets winner Tiz the Law and in the 1 1/4-mile classic race Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Bret Calhoun, Mr. Big News is out of the Galileo mare Unappeased.
