Seize The Grey Gives Many, Many Owners A Thrill With Pat Day Win On Derby Day

Seize The Grey and rider Jaime Torres had to contend with a blistering early place in the race, as they fought for the early lead with Vlahos, Otto The Conqueror, and Beeline, who stretched across the track on the backstretch with Seize The Grey in the three path. Seize The Grey settled briefly just off rivals as they went in fractions of :22.12 and :44.59. The breather put him behind Vlahos, Otto The Conqueror, and Nash going into the final turn, and Torres had to find running room between horses in order to run down Vlahos in late stretch. 

The final time for the mile was 1:35.96. Nash was second, followed by Vlahos.

Seize The Grey paid $20.84, $7.94, and $5.16.

"I loved the way he ran today and I think he may be a miler anyhow," Lukas told NBC cameras after the race. "I enjoy it but I love seeing the clientele get the experience. You can't imagine how these people who have just a little bit of this horse are going to react out there.”

Seize The Grey is out of Smart Strike mare Smart Shopping and was bred in Kentucky by Jamm Ltd. He was a $300,000 yearling at the 2022 Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga Select Yearling Sale, where he was consigned by Mill Ridge.