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Post positions were drawn for Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park, key prep race for the Kentucky Derby 133, where Grade I winner Scat Daddy currently heads the field at morning line odds of 5-2.
This year’s race a race that could be a rematch of the Fountain of Youth Stakes as Scat Daddy will again face Stormello whom he beat by a nose in the Fountain of Youth. Adore the Gold fourth by a length at FOY was also among nine 3-year-olds entered Wednesday for the 1 1/8 mile race.
Stormello, ridden by Victor Espinoza, is the 3-1 second choice and drew the No. 5 post. Notional, ridden by Robby Albarado, drew the No. 1 post and was made the third choice at 4-1.
Adore the Gold, with Cornelio Velasquez aboard, is 6-1 and leaves from the No. 4 post. Scat Daddy will be ridden by Edgar Prado.
Also entered were Boogie Boggs, Birdbirdistheword, Imawildandcrazyguy, Johannesburg Star and Chelokee.
Scat Daddy’s trainer Todd Pletcher said he hopes his horse can repeat Barbaro’s performance. Barbaro was the first horse in 50 years to come off a layoff of five weeks or longer to win the Kentucky Derby.
The Florida Derby (gr. I) Race Entries, Jockeys, Post Position & Odds:
PP. Horse, Weight, Owner, Trainer, Jockey, Odds
1. Notional, 122, J. Paul Reddam, Doug O’Neill, Robbie Albarado, 4-1
2. Imawildandcrazyguy, 122, Lewis Pell & Michael Eigner, Todd Pletcher, Rafael Bejarano, 15-1
3. Scat Daddy, 122, Jim Scatuorchio & Michael Tabor, Todd Pletcher, Edgar Prado, 5-2
4. Adore the Gold, 122, John D. Murphy, Mike Gorham, Cornelio Velasquez, 6-1
5. Stormello, 122, Bill Currin & Alvin Eisman, Bill Currin, Victor Espinoza, 3-1
6. Chelokee, 122, Centennial Farms, Michael Matz, Ramon Dominguez, 8-1
7. Boogie Boggs, 122, My Meadowview Farm, Nick Zito, Joe Bravo, 8-1
8. Johannesburg Star, 122, Bisnath Parbod, Collin Maragh, Rajiv Maragh, 30-1
9. Birdbirdistheword, 122, Raymond Cottrell Sr., Ken McPeek, Manoel Cruz, 12-1
Tags: Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park, 2007 Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown trail
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2 Responses to “Scat Daddy Leads Florida Derby Field”
kermit
March 31st, 2007 at 1:51 pm
my early exotic for the KY:super part-wheel - cingular quay-any given saturday-street sense with all. What to look for - any given saturday and street sense breaking away from the field at the head of the stretch having to hold off the closing effort of the son of Thunder Gulch. If his brother decides to go - look for a surprise.
HW admin
April 3rd, 2007 at 3:58 am
so SCAT DADDY wins the 2007 FLORIDA DERBY as a snubbed favorite and winner of the FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH STAKES? What are the odds the FLorida Derby winner will end up winning the KENTUCKY DERBY RACE, too? Two years in a row at that? Whoa!
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kermit
March 31st, 2007 at 1:51 pm
my early exotic for the KY:super part-wheel - cingular quay-any given saturday-street sense with all. What to look for - any given saturday and street sense breaking away from the field at the head of the stretch having to hold off the closing effort of the son of Thunder Gulch. If his brother decides to go - look for a surprise.
HW admin
April 3rd, 2007 at 3:58 am
so SCAT DADDY wins the 2007 FLORIDA DERBY as a snubbed favorite and winner of the FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH STAKES? What are the odds the FLorida Derby winner will end up winning the KENTUCKY DERBY RACE, too? Two years in a row at that? Whoa!