Noseda worried about trip for Awesome Jeremy Noseda has revealed stamina concerns for Awesome Act ahead of his date with destiny in Saturday's Kentucky Derby. The ambitious English handler takes the plunge in the Churchill Downs feature after his three-year-old, a Grade Three winner in March, finished third in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. Although firmly put in his place by Eskendereya, the long-term Kentucky Derby favourite who has since been withdrawn, Awesome Act pulled off a shoe upon leaving the starting stalls. Noseda feels the Paul Roy-owned chestnut will be more effective back on dirt, but is wary of the mile-and-a-quarter trip. He told the Daily Telegraph: "If the race were run over eight and a half, or even nine furlongs, I'd be confident that he'd reach the frame. "There is just that worry about the trip, but on the positive side, he is better on a dirt surface, and he will like the strong early pace. "They've had a lot of rain, and the track at Churchill is now sloppy, but as 90% of the runners are already stabled on the track, everybody is in the same situation."
