4/9 (HAW): Illinois Derby (G3)

[Kasept]

7th (4:37) TVG Illinois Derby (G3)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Lagoon of Diamonds Perez E E 122 L
2 Smarter Than Ever Santana J Z 122 L
3 Joe Vann Geroux F 122 L
4 Watch Me Go Garcia Luis 122 L
5 Vouch for Victory Felix J E 122 L
6 Sour Hernandez B J Jr 122 L
7 The Fed Eased Valdivia J Jr 122 L
8 Zoebear Martinez S B 122 L
9 Roman Flame Thornton T 122 L
10 El Grayling Lebron V 122 L
11 Southern Sculptor Medina L 122 L
12 Future Empire Riggs T 122 L

[randallscott35]

Lagoon of Diamonds race to lose.

[tjfla]

$300,000 claimer race?

Seriously tho-why wouldn't a Arkansas horse(Nehro,Elite Alex,Sway Away) try this race? It is $180,000 and no The Factor,Archarcharch or anything


Should be a nice betting race tho with the favorite being Watch Me Go

[slotdirt]

Because 180k decidedly might not get a horse in the Derby this year?

[tjfla]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Because 180k decidedly might not get a horse in the Derby this year?

True but if u already got 70k-80k it would

[Mike]

Southern Sculptor looks like my choice to upset the weak favorite

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Lagoon of Diamonds race to lose.

Why? Because 3 of the last 4 Ill Derby winners have gone wire-to-wire?

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Why? Because 3 of the last 4 Ill Derby winners have gone wire-to-wire?

It was a joke b/c of Doug's post on the supplement

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

It was a joke b/c of Doug's post on the supplement

Ah, I see. I wasn't sure if maybe you liked the 4.5-9f stretchout?

[pba1817]

Based on how shitty this field is, the $6k the owner supplemented him for the TC races doesn't quite seem like the worst $6k ever spent now, does it?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by pba1817

Based on how shitty this field is, the $6k the owner supplemented him for the TC races doesn't quite seem like the worst $6k ever spent now, does it?

Yes it does... that 6k has nothing to do with entry for the Illinois Derby. He could have been entered in this race regardless if he was nominated to the triple crown or not.

I believe the entry fee for the Ky Derby is also 25K and the starting fee is 25K - on top of the 6K late nomination fee - so thats $56,000 spent just to run a horse in the KY Derby.