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Robert LaPenta’s 20-1 longshot Ice Box, ridden by jockey Jose Lezcano, won the $750,000 Florida Derby by a nose at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, March 20.
Trained by Nick Zito, who trained 2 Kentucky Derby winners, Ice Box covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.19 and paid $43.40, $20.40 and $9.60. Pleasant Prince, under jockey Julien Leparoux, placed second and returned $26.40 and $11.60. Rule with jockey John Velazquez aboard came in third and paid $3.40 to show.
The Florida Derby is one of the major prep races for the Kentucky Derby 2010. Earning the $450,000 Florida Derby winners’ purse assures Ice Box’s spot in the Kentucky Derby entries list on May 1.
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Paul Pompa, Jr.’s probable contender for the Kentucky Derby field, D’ Funnybone, ridden by jockey Edgar Prado, won the $150,000 Swale Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, March 20.
Trained by Richard Dutrow, Jr., D’ Funnybone covered 7 furlongs in 1:21.98 and paid $3, $2.20 and $2.10. Ibboyee, under jockey John Velazquez, placed second and returned $3.40 and $2.80. Privilaged with jockey Tyler Baze aboard came in third and paid $7.40 to show.
The Swale Stakes, together with the Florida Derby, are prep races for the Kentucky Derby scheduled at Gulfstream Park this Saturday.
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By GREG MELIKOV
Favorites in the Florida Derby have dominated in the 21st Century. Eight Florida Derby winners have returned less than $7 on the front end, including five top choices.
During the previous decade only one favorite made the Gulfstream Park winner’s circle: High Fly, which paid $2.80.
In the past 10 renewals, there have been only two double-digit payoffs, both in fields of 10: Friends Lake in ‘04 returned $76.80 and Hal’s Hope in ‘00 paid $15.80.
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Arnold Zetcher’s Zardana, ridden by jockey David Flores, won the $192,000 New Orleans Ladies Stakes at Fair Grounds on Saturday, March 13, and upset the 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra.
Trained by John Shirreffs, Zardana covered 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.55 and paid $21, $3.20 and $2.60. The Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra, under jockey Calvin Borel, placed second and returned $2.10 across the board. Unforgotten with jockey Miguel Mena aboard came in third and paid $3.20 to show.
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Jerry and Ann Moss’s undefeated Zenyatta, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, won Saturday’s $250,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (gr. I) at Santa Anita Park March 13 and extended her winning streak to 15.
Trained by John Shirreffs, Zenyatta covered 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.20 and paid $2.60, $2.20 and $2.10. Dance to My Tune, under jockey Martin Garcia, placed second and returned $19 and $9.40. Floating Heart with jockey Joe Talamo aboard came in third and paid $4.20 to show.
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Sid and Jenny Craig’s Kentucky Derby contender Sidney’s Candy, ridden by jockey Joe Talamo, won the $150,000 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Park on Saturday, March 13.
Trained by John Sadler, Sidney’s Candy raced 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.30 and paid $9.60, $5.20 and $3.20. Interactif, under jockey Rafael Bejarano, placed second and returned $6.60 and $3.20. Caracortado with jockey Paul Atkinson aboard came in third and paid $2.40 to show.
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Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman’s Lookin At Lucky, ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, won the $300,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Saturday, March 13, and confirmed his status as one of the top 2010 Kentucky Derby contenders.
Trained by Bob Baffert, Lookin At Lucky covered 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.06 and paid $4.20, $2.80 and $2.20. Noble’s Promise, under jockey Robby Albarado, placed second and returned $4 and $2.60. Dublin with jockey Corey Nakatani aboard came in third and paid $2.40 to show.
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Padua Stables’ Odysseus, ridden by jockey Rajiv Maragh, won Saturday’s $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. III) and earned his first graded stakes win at Tampa Bay Downs.
The 1 1/16-mile Tampa Bay Derby is one of the 2010 Kentucky Derby prep races scheduled on March 13.
Trained by Thomas Albertrani, Odysseus covered ran the Tampa Bay Derby distance in 1:44.31 and paid $6, $3.40 and $2.40. Schoolyard Dreams, under jockey Jeremy Rose, placed second and returned $5 and $2.80. Super Saver with jockey Ramon Dominguez aboard came in third and paid $2.40 to show.
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Horse of the Year and the Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra will face 4 in her 2010 horse racing debut at Fair Grounds‘ $200,000 New Orleans Ladies Stakes on Saturday, March 13.
Raced at 1 1/16 miles, the New Orleans Ladies Stakes entries with jockeys and weight:
The New Orleans Ladies Stakes is the 10th race in Fair Grounds’ March 13 horse racing program. New Orleans Ladies Stakes post time is 5:15 pm.
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By GREG MELIKOV
Ten Florida Derby winners during the past 54 years have won the Kentucky Derby. The first was Nashua in 1955 and the last was Big Brown in ‘08.
But nary a 3-year-old who triumphed in Gulfstream Park’s premier stakes race, scheduled for March 20, captured the Triple Crown. In ‘56, Needles came the closet. The Florida Derby winner, named for being inoculated often as a sickly foal, defeated Fabius by three-quarters of a length in the Kentucky Derby — the first victorious Florida bred.
But Fabius, eighth in the Florida Derby, upset Needles in the Preakness by three-quarters of a length. Needles took the Belmont Stakes while Fabius finished third.
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