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Grade 2 Ohio Derby Saturday, June 2nd |
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Written by Gohorsepower.com
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Tuesday, 29 May 2007 |
 A field of eight is set for the Grade 2 $300,000 Ohio Derby, run at 1 1/8 miles, this Saturday, June 2nd. Gotham Stakes and Illinois Derby winner Cowtown Cat, trained by Todd Pletcher, is the likely morning-line favorite. Pletcher's mentor, D. Wayne Lukas, entered Starbase. Other contenders include Lone Star Derby runner-up Moyer's Pond, trained by Tony Reinstedler; Forty Grams, trained by Steve Asmussen; and Officer Rocket, trained by Bob Holthus.
The Ohio Derby will be the ninth on a ten-race card, with the Ohio Derby to go off at 5:33 PM (Central).
Works
Starbase worked a half mile in :47 and 3/5 at Churchill Downs on Tuesday.
On Sunday, Moyer's Pond worked a half-mile in 49 seconds.
Danny Sez worked six furlongs in 1:11 4/5 at Thistledown on May 21st for local trainer Don Rowe.
Thistledown Race Course - June 2nd, 2007 - Race 9
Ohio Derby - Grade: 2
Estimated Local Post Time: 5:33 PM Central |
Race Type: Stakes
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Three Year Old
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Purse: $300,000
Distance: One And One Eighth Miles
Surface: Dirt |
| Post |
Horse Name |
Age |
Sex |
Weight |
Jockey Name |
| 1 |
Forty Grams (KY) |
3 |
Colt |
115 |
Corey J. Lanerie |
| 2 |
Officer Rocket (GB) |
3 |
Colt |
117 |
John McKee |
| 3 |
Moyer's Pond (KY) |
3 |
Gelding |
115 |
Justin Shepherd |
| 4 |
Starbase (FL) |
3 |
Colt |
115 |
Willie Martinez |
| 5 |
Delightful Kiss (FL) |
3 |
Gelding |
115 |
Jeffrey Sanchez |
| 6 |
Cowtown Cat (KY) |
3 |
Colt |
124 |
John R. Velazquez |
| 7 |
Danny Sez (KY) |
3 |
Colt |
115 |
Luis Antonio Gonzalez |
| 8 |
Reporting for Duty (KY) |
3 |
Colt |
115 |
Luis M. Quinones |
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