West Virginia Derby

[Buddha]

TWELVE ENTERED IN WEST VIRGINIA DERBY

A full field of 12 have been entered for the Grade III, $600,000 West Virginia Derby, which will run this coming Saturday afternoon, August 9, at Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort. Post Positions will be drawn at 11a.m. on Thursday.

HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER WEIGHT
Cat Singer
Hector Rosario
Luis A Palacios
113

Coax Kid
Jason Lumpkins
Doug O’Neil
111

Colita
Jose Santos
Todd A. Pletcher
111

Dr. E. Claire
Solomon Salguero
Nancy S. Thornton
111

During
Dana Whitney
Bob Baffert
119

Dynever
Edgar Prado
Christophe Clement
117

Lone Star Sky
John McKee
Tom Amoss
111

Miss Karry Thenews
Francisco Garcia
Kathleen Price
106

Mobil
Jorge Chavez
Michael Keogh
117

Outta Here
Kent Desormeaux
William L. Currin
115

Soto
Ramon Dominguez
Michael Dickinson
111

Supah Blitz
Cornelio Velasquez
Emanuel Tortora
113


Notes: The field includes ten colts, one gelding (Dr. E. Claire) and one filly (Miss Karry Thenews)…Five horses in the field are graded stakes winners - - During, Dynever, Lone Star Sky, Mobil and Soto.

[Bubbles]

Classy field, as always. Western Pride won this a few years ago, and he's blossomed into a formidable steed in California. Should be noted he was at really long odds, and that I hit the exacta. GO ME!!!!! lol.....

[Buddha]

Yea, western pride was a 23-1 shot i think. should be a good race with 5 graded stakes winners. people are finally noticing the 600,000 purse. maybe with any luck, it can be a grade 2 next year.

[Bubbles]

Should be noted that if During runs, he won't be at top form. He ran in the Jim Dandy and helped set scorching early fractions. I'm looking for Dynever to catch him.

[Buddha]

Originally posted by Bubbles
Should be noted that if During runs, he won't be at top form. He ran in the Jim Dandy and helped set scorching early fractions. I'm looking for Dynever to catch him.

That is what I thought. I was talking to Whitneys agent, and he was told the horse didn't run much, and that is why they were entering him in the Derby. They weren't sure if he was going to run, but he is a possibility. I didn't see the Jim Dandy, and I didnt look at the chart, so I wasn't sure how much he had actually run. Thanks for the heads up