Proprietary Archarcharch has long road to Derby

JACKSONVILLE, Ark., behind of the wrinkled rows of broken police and vans with bumper cars and windshields broken, Bob Yagos horses magic of hay and trot through patches of green.With precious colt Archarcharch already at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby of the coming weekend and other horses still at Oaklawn Park, humble Yagos barn is almost empty these days.Wood and metal ceiling arches are far from expensive excavations other Derby contenders to call home. There is no clue with Yagos auto salvage yard and sent to Oaklawn or elsewhere to be trained.Yagos takes a break from the shop of chop and enterprises towards the barn which fit together with pine and metal."" In the block, a 13 months mushrooms shouting the name nuzzles hand.""We were trying to call it 'Smoking mushrooms' but that they don't have, said Yagos. Noisy aircraft - from the nearby Little Rock Air Force Base: fly overhead. "Horses, mushrooms screaming and Blondie, not flinch."Do not bother them, "said Yagos." "Get used to it.""Yagos looks really humble environment of horses as an advantage."By that are not too worried about our horse in the Derby, "said, pausing."It is used for this. "All that is happening there, only take calmly."Yagos takes pride in its practical approach to the property of horse. "It feeds its stable of 10-12 horses every morning before a day of 10 hours in the salvage yard, and he does the same when it comes out at night."The majority of owners are without human intervention, said Yagos. "Some do not, but much of the owners, go on sale, buy and send them somewhere and never get them until they are on track."They do not understand what is each day to care for them. You receive an invoice each month and pay the Bill.The New York native has learned about careers from the ground up during his 20 years in the business. It began as a "distraction" once he has taken his salvage business remain in Jacksonville, about 15 kilometers north of Little Rock, and allowed on weekends outside after years of seven-day weeks gets involved in the sport.Yagos started with horses bred in Arkansas, but when the best kept stated that he moved to the Kentucky breds. It was during this time that he met coach Jinks Fires.Raised in the small community of Northeast Arkansas in Rivervale, fires as a boy of exercise on a track near Memphis. After breaking up a group of Baghdad, he left the track with them in 1959 and never left.More than 50 years later, fires 70 passes most of the year in his small farm near Oaklawn in hot springs. It happened last week in its base of summer of Churchill Downs, Archarcharch prepping for the implementation of the next weekend for the Roses.Fires saw his first Kentucky Derby in person in 1961, and still remembers that once again was the winner. Only has lost two races since, both during your stay in the Army.Despite his affinity for Churchill Downs, fire has never had a horse race in the Derby. "That change when Archarcharch took command in the final of the $ 1 million Arkansas Derby on April 16, while maintaining a Nehro burden by a neck for the first victory for grade 1 of fire".The fires that we had never received the right horse yet, but we knew that it would be one of these days, "said." "Finally we have and it's very exciting."Fires recommend Archarcharch Yagos as an awakening in part because of his quiet nature and Yagos finally bought the Colt for $60,000. Yagos trusts in the view of fire without a doubt, as all training in track and purchasing decisions."It is the kind of trust normally reserved for the family, and Yagos considers fires that."All kind of feel that way, "said fire." "We all have great respect for them." "There is never a secret between us."The family feels takes the track, where Jockey Jon Court, son-in-law of fires, has mounted Archarcharch WINS at the Southwest stakes in February and the Derby.Court of Arkansas has mounted to Yagos for almost seven years and is close to Yagos and its esposaTribunal value. mounted to another owner in the conduct of the line of David to victory in the Arkansas Derby in the last year, but lost the Kentucky Derby, when the owner changes riders."Yagos earned of Arkansas Derby of following Archarcharch clear that he does not dream of taking court mount him at Churchill Downs."This is much more exciting and sincere only due to family and friends and long relationship we had with the Yagoses, "Court said."Such as fires, Yagos has a horse in the Kentucky Derby for the first time. He almost lost in the total of opportunity when he received a pair of deals from $ 2 million for Archarcharch after his victory of Southwest at Oaklawn on February 21. Yagos refused to name potential foreign buyers, citing a confidentiality agreement, but he admitted to the signing of the contracts to sell the horse. However, when the buyer returns the contract 15 minutes after the deadline, Yagos and his wife had a change of heart and decided to keep the horse who had fallen in love."I thought of the potential buyers after the victory of Arkansas Derby".I bet that yes they are kicking now, "Yagos said at the time."Yagos and fires each took particular satisfaction in winning the Arkansas Derby in the State of origin. "" Yagos do not grow in the State as did fire, but he is in Arkansas for almost 40 years after the first are stationed here during his time in the air force. ""It was very exciting to win the derby at home in Arkansas, said fires. "Between Bob and me, we know at least half of (the) people in Arkansas and those who do not know that we know".The proximity facilitates that the Yagos travel to Oaklawn to view his train of horses and race in fires, but there are drawbacks in the eyes of some to a horse with an owner of Arkansas's low profile and a coach. "And that it is before he meets the barn next to the courtyard of rescue."You don't get the respect, "said Yagos." "When we go to Chicago and you can see it is a horse breed of Arkansas or coach of Arkansas, may indicate the odds."The chances of long continued in the Arkansas Derby when Archarcharch was a 25-1 shot. "Yagos celebrates the long odds, as expect them in the Kentucky Derby."If it is removed from the top 10 before the derby, I don't care, "said Yagos." "He can not read the Board tote"."" Whatever the outcome, Yagos appreciating his first Kentucky Derby as the owner.""We are much more than we ever expected to be, said Yagos. "Nothing from here is therefore sauce". If he finishes in the first place, did not find anyone happier. "If he finishes last, we are simply happy to be there".We are going to go out with a positive attitude, no matter what happens. "While gets healthy career, is all that matters."___Kurt Voigt reported Hot Springs, Ark..