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Posted on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Bo Hirsch’s Arkansas Derby winner Papa Clem arrived at Churchill Downs late Tuesday afternoon to continue his preparation for the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby 2009 (G1).
Papa Clem flew from Arkansas to Lexington, Ky., arrived at the Louisville track at 5:30 p.m. and took up residence in Barn 10A, which houses horses trained by Cody Autrey.
The Gary Stute-trained Papa Clem was ridden by former Churchill Downs leading jockey Rafael Bejarano when the son of Smart Strike won the 1 1/8-mile Arkansas Derby on April 11. The victory was his first stakes triumph and improved his record to 2-2-0 in 6 races and lifted his earnings to $790,940.
The arrival of Papa Clem raises the number of likely Kentucky Derby contenders on the grounds to seven. The others are Wood Memorial (G1) winner I Want Revenge; Toyota Blue Grass (G1) winner General Quarters; Illinois Derby (G2) winner Musket Man; and Regal Ransom and Desert Party, Godolphin’s 1-2 finishers in the $2-million UAE Derby (G2).
Race horse trainer Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby contender, Zayat Stable’s Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Pioneerof the Nile, is scheduled to arrive at the Louisville track on Thursday, April 16.
The Bob Baffert group also includes 3-year-olds Mythical Power and Turk. Both are nominated to the $100,000-added Derby Trial (G3) on April 25, the opening day of Churchill Downs’s Spring Meet.
Horse racing news edited from www.churchilldowns.com.
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