Watch Me Go
Graded Earnings: $300,000.00
Race Record: 10-4-0-1
Trainer - Kathleen O'Connell
Jockey - Rafael Bejarano
Owner - Gilbert Campbell
Breeder - Gilbert Campbell
Pedigree
Watch Me Go, who entered the Kentucky Derby picture with an upset victory in the Tampa Bay Derby (G2), hails from a relatively low-profile family.
Watch Me Go was bred in Florida by owner Gilbert Campbell
Sire West Acre, whose other notable offspring include 2003 Bonnie Miss S. (G2) winner Ivannavinalot and 2010 Orchid S. (G3) heroine Speak Easy Gal, was unraced. However, he was a three-quarters brother to Preach (Mr. Prospector), a Grade 1 winner at two who later produced Blue Grass S. (G2) winner and noted sire Pulpit (A.P. Indy).
Preach’s full sister, Yarn, produced Irish juvenile highweight Minardi (Boundary) and noted Grade 2-winning sire Tale of the Cat (Storm Cat), and was the second dam of 2001 juvenile colt champion Johannesburg (Hennessy). This female family yielded Hall of Famer Round Table, third in the 1957 Kentucky Derby.
Watch Me Go’s dam, Sabbath Song (Deputy Minister), was also unraced. In addition to the subject, she’s produced the minor stakes-placed Asgoodasshelooks (West Acre) and Lucky Paco (Lucky Lionel). Sabbath Song is a half-sister to stakes winners Blitzer (Ziggy’s Boy), Diamonds Galore (Diamond Shoal [GB]) and Cozy Star (Cozzene), all produced by the stakes-winning Sirona (Irish Stronghold).
Students of ancestry will note Watch Me Go’s seventh dam was Samos (Bruleur), who in 1935 became the second three-year-old filly ever to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.
Watch Me Go’s broodmare sire, Deputy Minister, was champion juvenile colt of 1981 and had an illustrious career at stud. His daughters’ best produce include dual Horse of the Year Curlin (Smart Strike), Belmont S. (G1) winners Rags to Riches (A.P. Indy) and Sarava (Wild Again), juvenile filly champion Halfbridled (Unbridled), and another current Derby contender, To Honor and Serve (Bernardini).
