Welcome to Kentucky Derby Prospect Profiles, the place we have a look every week at a latest winner on the Highway to the Derby schedule that distributes qualifying factors for the 1 ¼-mile traditional race Could 3, 2025, at Churchill Downs.
This week, we take a better have a look at Disco Time, the winner by a neck of the $250,000 Lecomte Stakes Jan. 18 at Truthful Grounds. The Not This Time colt earned his first 20 factors towards qualifying for the 2025 Kentucky Derby Offered by Woodford Reserve. He ranks third on the Highway to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard.
Racing Résumé: A homebred of highly effective worldwide horse racing juggernaut Juddmonte skilled by two-time Eclipse Award winner Brad Cox, Disco Time improved to 3-for-3 by passing 9 horses on a sloppy observe to win the Lecomte Stakes.
Disco Time made his stakes debut on a darkish, dank afternoon on a floor that regarded extra like burgoo than dust. Not one of the horses appeared to be ending particularly effectively, however Disco Time proved finest from the center of the stretch with a sustained late rally below Florent Geroux, finishing the 1 1/16-mile race in 1:47.07. He accomplished his closing five-sixteenths of a mile in roughly :32.65, so whereas operating quickest of the 13 starters within the stretch it was under no circumstances a blazing end on the sloppy floor.
Disco Time entered the Lecomte off a debut win at seven-eighths of a mile and an allowance victory at one mile, each final fall at Churchill Downs.
Velocity Figures: Disco Time’s 84 Equibase Velocity Determine for the Lecomte win was the bottom of his profession, 12 factors off the 96 he earned in his earlier begin. Likewise, the 77 Beyer Velocity Determine for the Lecomte was the identical because the determine Disco Time earned in his debut and a four-point dip from his one-mile win at Churchill on Nov. 30. That leads me to consider he gained regardless of the sloppy floor at Truthful Grounds and the pace figures won’t be indicative of his true expertise.
Working Fashion: In his two earlier wins, Disco Time pressed the tempo. However after bumping with a few opponents early within the Lecomte and ranging from post-position 11, he dropped greater than 10 lengths again. Disco Time confirmed his versatility by closing determinedly to catch runner-up Constructed and pacesetter Innovator in deep stretch, however I might anticipate him to be nearer to the tempo in future races with a greater begin and/or put up place.
Pedigree Notes: Disco Time is by promising younger sire Not This Time, the main second-crop sire of 2021 and third-crop sire of 2022 who progeny embrace 2022 champion 3-year-old male Epicenter and 2023 champion turf male As much as the Mark. Disco Time’s dam (mom) is Disco Chick, by Soar Begin. Disco Chick was a four-time stakes winner solely in sprints.
Derby Potential: Disco Time is without doubt one of the tougher 3-year-olds to judge for the 2025 Kentucky Derby. He confirmed the flexibility to beat adversity (sloppy observe, closing from off the tempo) within the Lecomte and is unbeaten for terrific connections, however he has but to run a “quick” race. I can’t say that I might be a purchaser or vendor of Disco Time inventory, so he’s a “maintain” for me till extra data is obtainable after his subsequent begin.
