Juddmonte Hopes To Reprise Role of Spoiler With Hofburg
Garrett O'Rourke leading the Juddmonte team will face-off against Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes' winner Justify as that colt seeks to become the 13th Triple Crown winner in U.S. racing history.
O'Rourke did exactly that as the American manager of the worldwide Juddmonte Farms juggernaut of Prince Khalid Abdullah, following the triumph of Empire Maker beating both crowd favourite and dual classic winner Funny Cide and runner-up Ten Most Wanted.
The famous Juddmonte silks will be seen on the back of Hofburg, a homebred son of Tapit out of Soothing Touch, a daughter of Belmont winner Touch Gold.
Although just a maiden winner, the Bill Mott-trained Hofburg picked up steam with his closing second-place finish behind Audible in the Gr.1 Florida Derby.
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