A field of thirteen horses will race in the main event at this weekend's Louisiana Derby Preview Day, including Circular Quay. John Velazquez will be in the irons.
Assistant Michael McCarthy will hand Circular Quay back over to Trainer Todd Pletcher this weekend. Pletcher will be returning to the tracks after serving a suspension for a banned performance enhancer found in one of his horses two years ago.
Circular Quay was an Eclipse Award finalist for two-year-old, and his 2006 record earned him three wins and two seconds. The last of those seconds was in the Breeders Cup Juvenile where Street Sense won by a record ten lengths.
Doug O'Neill has brought Grade II San Rafael winner Notional, who seems poised to move forward, but is starting out of post 12. The rest of the competition still offers a lot of possibilities.
Spectacular Bid Stakes winner Buffalo Man opted out of the Risen Star after drawing outside post 14, but will stay in Florida for the $100,000 OBS Championship. Edgar Prado will pilot.
Risen Star Stakes (Grade III)
35th running -- $300,000 guaranteed -- 9th race --
Approximate post: 4:28 p.m. CST
1 1/16 miles – 3-year-olds
No. - Horse - Trainer - Jockey - Weight - Odds
1 Slew’s Tizzy, Gregory Fox , James Graham, 116, 30-1
2 Makeithapencaptain, Bret Calhoun, Ramsey Zimmerman, 116, 30-1
3 Beta Capo, Steve Asmussen, Donnie Meche, 120, 30-1
4 Izzie’s Halo, Tom Amoss, Jesse Campbell, 116, 8-1
5 Circular Quay, Michael McCarthy, John Velazquez, 122, 9-5
6 Westwon, D. Wayne Lukas, Corey Lanerie, 116, 15-1
7 Scat Thief, Eric Guillot, Joseph Talamo, 116, 30-1
8 Imawildandcrazyguy, William Kaplan, Fernando Jara, 116, 15-1
9 Spankey Come Home, Sal Gonzalez, Gerry Olguin, 116, 30-1
10 Zanjero, Steve Asmussen, Jesus Castanon, 120 5-1
11 Weather Warning, Dallas Stewart, Lonnie Meche, 120, 10-1
12 Notional, Doug O’Neill, Robby Albarado, 122, 9-2
13 Teuflesberg, Jamie Sanders, Emma-Jayne Wilson, 122, 15-1
14 Buffalo Man, Cam Gambolati, Jose Lezcano, 122, 10-1
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