Epicenter
Bay Colt / January 28th, 2019 in KY / by Not This Time out of Silent Candy
$1,480,000
2022 earnings
105
speed figure
50%
2022 wins
racing Record
2022 Stats
Career Stats
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2
Firsts
4
2
Seconds
2
0
Thirds
0
0
Unplaced
1
4
Starts
7
$1,480,000
Earnings
$1,610,639
$370,000
Earnings / Start
$230,091
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Bio
Epicenter made his debut at Churchill Downs on Sept. 18, 2021. He set the pace and flattened out to finish sixth, beaten by 7 3/4 lengths.
In his next start, Epicenter broke his maiden with a 3 1/2-length win at Churchill on Nov. 13. He was pressed on the pace, but withstood all challenges and drew off to victory.
Epicenter made his debut at Churchill Downs on Sept. 18, 2021. He set the pace and flattened out to finish sixth, beaten by 7 3/4 lengths.
In his next start, Epicenter broke his maiden with a 3 1/2-length win at Churchill on Nov. 13. He was pressed on the pace, but withstood all challenges and drew off to victory.
Epicenter began his road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve with an impressive victory in the Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds on Dec. 26. He rated off the pace and drew away impressively to win by 6 1/2 lengths, earning 10 qualifying points for the Derby in the process.
Off that win, Epicenter went off as the second choice in the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes at Fair Grounds on Jan. 22, 2022. He set the early pace and fended off Pappacap down the stretch, but could not withstand the closing rally of longshot Call Me Midnight and got nailed on the wire. Epicenter earned four qualifying points with that performance.
Epicenter bounced back in a big way in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford on Feb. 19. Once again, he set the early pace, but this time, he just kept going on the lead, and crossed the line 2 3/4 lengths in front. He earned 50 Derby qualifying points with that win.
In his final prep for the Kentucky Derby, Epicenter raced in the Grade 2 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds on Mar. 26. In a change of tactics from his usual style, he rated off the early lead and made his move on the turn. The strategy worked like a charm, as he took the lead entering the stretch and won by 2 1/2 lengths. That race earned him 100 more Derby qualifying points, although he had already earned a spot in the starting gate.
Epicenter went off as the favorite in the May 7 Derby. He rated off a fast pace and struck the front at the top of the stretch. He looked primed to give his trainer, Steve Asmussen, his first-ever Derby win, but longshot Rich Strike came up the inside and pulled off a shocking upset. Epicenter ended up finishing second.
Epicenter sold for $260,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale in 2020.
