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Posted on Saturday, March 28th, 2009
Pulling away in the stretch, Edward Evans’ Kentucky Derby contender Quality Road held off previously unbeaten Dunkirk to win the 58th running of Gulfstream Park’s $750,000 Florida Derby, giving the colt his second graded stakes win in as many starts and a possible spot in the Kentucky Derby field.
Quality Road paid $4.40, $2.40 and $2.10, and finished the 2009 Florida Derby in a track-record 1:47.72 over 1 1/8 miles. Dunkirk, who needed a win to cinch a spot in the Kentucky Derby entries list, was second by nearly 2 lengths and paid $2.40 and $2.10. Theregoesjojo was third, paying $2.10.
“It’s a lot of pressure,” said trainer Jimmy Jerkens, who’s taking a horse from his barn into the Kentucky Derby, horse racing’s most famed race, for the first time. “But you know, it’s good to be in that position.”
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Kentucky Derby Prep Race: Florida Derby Entries at Gulfstream Park March 28; Beethoven Scratched
Posted on Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Unbeaten Dunkirk and Fountain of Youth winner Quality Road are among the 9 probable Kentucky Derby contenders entered in Saturday’s $750,000 Florida Derby, one of the biggest preps for the Kentucky Derby 135, on March 28 at Gulfstream Park.
The 1 1/8-mile Florida Derby entries with jockeys, all carrying 122 pounds:
- Toby the Coal Man ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux
- Quality Road ridden by jockey John Velazquez
- Casey’s On Call ridden by jockey E.T. Baird
- Dunkirk ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez
- Sincero ridden by jockey Elvis Trujillo
- Theregoesjojo ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux
- Danger to Society ridden by jockey Mario Madrid
- Europe ridden by jockey Christopher Decarlo
- Stately Character ridden by jockey Rene Douglas
The Florida Derby is race 10 in Gulfstream Park’s March 28 card. Florida Derby post time is 5:44 pm. Included in its undercard is another 2009 Kentucky Derby prep race, the $150,000 Swale Stakes.
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Theregoesjojo Works at Gulfstream Park For The 2009 Florida Derby
Posted on Sunday, March 22nd, 2009
Race horse trainer Ken McPeek had scheduled a final major workout Samotowka Stables and partners’ Kentucky Derby hopeful Theregoesjojo ahead of Saturday’s $750,000 Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park yesterday, but postponed it because of ’sloppy’ track conditions.
After day-long rain on Saturday, the Gulfstream surface remained ’sloppy’ with ‘dogs’ up protecting the inside rail Sunday morning, but McPeek gave the go ahead for ‘Jojo’ to work at about 7:30 a.m. and the son of Brahms was timed 6 furlongs in 1:15 1/5. Clockers caught him in fractions along the way of 25 2/5, 37 4/5, 1:03 and galloping out seven furlongs in 1:30.
The Florida Derby is one of two 2009 Kentucky Derby prep races scheduled this Saturday at Gulfstream Park, the second one being the Swale Stakes. A Florida Derby win could mean an assured spot in the Kentucky Derby field.
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Florida Derby Field at Gulfstream Park March 28 Taking Shape
Posted on Friday, March 20th, 2009
Next Saturday’s 58th edition of the $750,000 Florida Derby (G1) will be the highlight of Gulfstream Park’s March 28 horse racing program.
The 2009 Florida Derby is one of the major prep races for the Kentucky Derby 135 to be held on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
A field of 7 or 8 is taking shape for the 1 1/8-mile Florida Derby, led by several of the nation’s most highly-regarded Kentucky Derby contenders — Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith’s Dunkirk; Edward P. Evans’ Quality Road, John Oxley’s Beethoven and Samotawka Stables and partners’ Theregoesjojo.
Other probable Florida Derby entries include New Life Stable and Equus Racing Stable’s Stately Character, Korina Stable’s Sincero and one of several nominees trained by Nick Zito.
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Stately Character Probable For The Florida Derby Field
Posted on Sunday, March 15th, 2009
New Life Stable and Equus Racing Stable’s Kentucky Derby hopeful Stately Character could join the field in Saturday’s 58th running of the $750,000 Florida Derby (G1) March 28 at Gulfstream Park.
The 2009 Florida Derby is one of the major prep races for the Kentucky Derby to be held on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Stately Character had mixed success in 4 starts at Gulfstream Park, but after finishing second to stakes-bound Al Khali in an allowance race on March 6, trainer and co-owner Gerald Procino must decide if Stately Character is ready for a longshot chance in South Florida’s premier 2009 Kentucky Derby prep race.
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Kentucky Derby Prep Race Results: Quality Road Wins Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park February 28
Posted on Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Quality Road established himself as one of the leading Kentucky Derby contenders by winning the $250,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park Saturday, February 28.
The Fountain of Youth Stakes is a prep race for the 2009 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Coming from off the pace under the guidance of jockeyJohn Velazquez, Quality Road roared through the stretch to defeat Theregoesjojo by 4 lengths finishing a mile in 1:35.01 and paying $13, $6.40, and $4.60 as the fourth horse wagering choice. Beethoven was third.
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Kentucky Derby Prep Race: Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park February 28
Posted on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
John Oxley’s Beethoven and Joseph Rausch and David Pell’s Capt. Candyman Can, both Grade 2 stakes winners, will face a full field of 12 Kentucky Derby hopefuls in the $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2), a 2009 Kentucky Derby prep race, Saturday at Gulfstream Park.
The field for Gulfstream’s historic Florida Derby (G1) preview, the Fountain of Youth Stakes, with jockeys and weight in post position order:
- Bee Cee Cee under jockey Cornelio Velasquez carries 120 lbs.
- Theregoesjojo under jockey Kent Desormeaux, 116 lbs.
- Notonthesamepage under jockey Elvis Trujillo, 120 lbs.
- Take the Points under jockey Christopher Decarlo, 116 lbs.
- Jack Spratt under jockey Rene Douglas, 120 lbs.
- Rocketing Returns under jockey Jose Lezcano, 116 lbs.
- Beethoven under jockey Calvin Borel, 122 lbs.
- Break Water Edison under jockey Eibar Coa, 122 lbs.
- Capt. Candyman Can under jockey Julien Leparoux, 122 lbs.
- Taqarub under jockey Alan Garcia, 120 lbs.
- Quality Road under jockey John Velazquez, 114 lbs.
- This Ones for Phil under jockey Edgar Prado, 120 lbs.
The Fountain of Youth Stakes is race 9 in Gulfstream Park’s February 28 card. Fountain of Youth post time is 5:14 pm Pacific.
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