Hold Me Back - 2009 Kentucky Derby Contender

• Trainer: Bill Mott
• Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
• Owner: WinStar Farm LLC
• Breeder: WinStar Farm LLC

Hold Me Back is by English and Irish champion Giant's Causeway, who was hailed as the "Iron Horse" after capturing five Group 1 events during the summer of 2000. Undefeated from three starts as a juvenile, the powerful chestnut was initially campaigned as a miler at three, placing in both the Two Thousand Guineas (Eng-G1) at Newmarket and the Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1) at the Curragh before beginning his golden run in the St James's Palace S. (Eng-G1) at Royal Ascot. Giant's Causeway proved that 1 1/4 miles was well within his compass next time out in the Eclipse S. From kentuckyderby.com.

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2009 Kentucky Derby Field in Post Positon Order

1. 30-1 Kentucky Derby Odds West Side Bernie
   Trainer: Kelly Breen Jockey: Stewart Elliott
2. 20-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Mr. Hot Stuff
   Trainer: Eoin Harty Jockey: John Velazquez
3. 30-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Mine That Bird
   Trainer: Bennie Woolley Jr. Jockey: Calvin Borel
4. 30-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Advice
   Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: Rene Douglas
5. 15-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Hold Me Back
   Trainer: Bill Mott Jockey: Kent Desormeaux
6. 5-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Friesan Fire
   Trainer: Larry Jones Jockey: Gabriel Saez
7. 20-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Musket Man
   Trainer: Derek Ryan Jockey: Eibar Coa
8. 50-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Join in the Dance
   Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: TBA
9. 50-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Pioneerof the Nile
   Trainer: Bob Baffert Jockey: Garrett Gomez
10. 30-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Regal Ransom
    Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor Jockey: Alan Garcia
11. 20-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Chocolate Candy
    Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer Jockey: Mike Smith
12. 20-1 Kentucky Derby Odds General Quarters
    Trainer: Thomas R. McCarthy Jockey: Julien Leparoux
13. 3-1 Kentucky Derby Odds I Want Revenge
    Trainer: Jeff Mullins Jockey: Joe Talamo
14. 50-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Atomic Rain
    Trainer: Kelly Breen Jockey: Joe Bravo
15. 4-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Dunkirk
    Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: Edgar Prado
16. 4-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Papa Clem
    Trainer: Gary Stute Jockey: Rafael Bejarano
17. 50-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Summer Bird
    Trainer: Tim Ice Jockey: Chris Rosier
18. 50-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Nowhere to Hide
    Trainer: Nick Zito Jockey: Shaun Bridgmohan
19. 15-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Desert Party
    Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor Jockey: Ramon Dominguez
20. 50-1 Kentucky Derby Odds Flying Private
    Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas Jockey: Robby Albarado

2009 Kentucky Derby post time is 6:24 p.m. EDT on May 2 at Churchill Downs.

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