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2009 Illinois Derby Racing Picks & Tips

2009 Illinois Derby Racing Picks & Tips

Stakes: Grade II for 3-year-old thoroughbreds
Distance: 1 1/8 miles
Track: Dirt
Purse: $500,000

The Illinois Derby was first run in 1923 at Hawthorne Race Course located in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois just west of Chicago. After being run at Aurora in 1938, it was discontinued and was only revived at Sportsman's Park in 1963.

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Apparently, horse racing handicappers convinced Bill Johnston, the late Sportsman's Park president, into resurrecting the 1 1/8-mile race.

"Good idea, Dave," Johnston said when it was first suggested in 1960. But his racing secretary, the late Robert P. McAuliffe, said, "Feldman is crazy. This race won't draw flies at 1 1/8 miles."

The purse, at that time, was only $25,000, but a full field competed, and Lemon Twist won it before a packed house.

The Illinois Derby was such a success that owners and trainers started to ship horses from everywhere. The race has grown to be one of the richest for 3-year-olds.

Since 2001, the Illinois Derby is a prep race to the Kentucky Derby. Prior to that it was run between the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. The 2002 Illinois Derby won by War Emblem was the last one run at Sportsman's Park Racetrack.

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Ontario Fashion S, 150,000g, 3&up, f/m, 6f. Woodbine
Long Island H (gr. IIIT), $150,000g, 3&up, f/m, 12f (turf). Aqueduct
Iroquois S (gr. III), $100,000a, 2yo, 8f. Churchill Downs
Pocahontas S (gr. III), $100,000a, 2yo f, 8f. Churchill Downs

Channel Three S (R), $75,000g, 2yo f, Pennsylvania-bred and sired, 6f. Philadelphia Park
Parfaitment S (R), $75,000g, 2yo, Pennsylvania-bred and sired, 6f. Philadelphia Park

Frost King S (R), $125,000g, 2yo, Ontario-sired, 7f. Woodbine

Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT), $2,000,000g, 3&up, f/m, 10f (turf). Santa Anita
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I), $2,000,000g, 2yo f, 8.5f. Santa Anita
Las Palmas H (gr. IIT), $200,000g, 3&up, f/m, 8f (turf). Santa Anita
Ack Ack H (gr. III), $100,000a, 3&up, 8f. Churchill Downs
Pegasus Stakes (gr. III), $150,000g, 3yo, 9f. Meadowlands

Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I), $5,000,000g, 3&up, 10f. Santa Anita
Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT), $3,000,000g, 3&up, 12f (turf). Santa Anita
Nashua S (gr. II), $150,000g, 2yo, 8f. Aqueduct
Red Smith H (gr. IIT), $150,000g, 3&up, 11f (turf). Aqueduct
Tempted S (gr. III), $100,000a, 2yo f, 8f. Aqueduct

South Ocean S (R), $125,000g, 2yo f, Ontario-sired, 8.5f. Woodbine

Mrs. Revere S (gr. IIT), $175,000a, 3yo f, 8.5f (turf). Churchill Downs
Stuyvesant H (gr. III), $100,000a, 3&up, 9f. Aqueduct
Autumn S (Can-II), $150,000g, 3&up, 8.5f. Woodbine
Stuyvesant H (gr. III), $100,000a, 3&up, 9f. Calder Race Course
Elmer Heubeck Distaff H (R), $200,000g, 3&up, f/m, Florida-bred, 8.5f. Calder Race Course

Commonwealth Turf (gr. IIIT), $100,000a, 3yo, 8.5f (turf). Churchill Downs
Cat's Cradle H (R), $75,000a, 3&up, f/m, California-bred, 7.5f. Hollywood Park
Glorious Song S, 150,000g, 2yo f, 7f. Woodbine
Jammed Lovely S (R), $150,000g, 3yo f, foaled in Ontario, 7f. Woodbine
New York Stallion Series (Fifth Ave. Div.) (R), $100,000g, 2yo f, progeny of stallions standing in New York, 6f. Aqueduct

Sophomore Sprint Championship S, $75,000g, 3yo, 6f. Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort

Discovery H (gr. III), $100,000a, 3yo, 9f. Aqueduct
Hollywood Prevue S (gr. III), $100,000a, 2yo, 7f. Hollywood Park
Cardinal H (gr. IIIT), $100,000a, 3&up, f/m, 9f (turf). Churchill Downs
Kennedy Road S (Can-III), $150,000g, 3&up, 6f. Woodbine
Colonial Cup Steeplechase H (NSA-I), $100,000g, 4&up, 22f (turf). Camden

Moccasin S, $100,000a, 2yo f, 7f. Hollywood Park
Bessarabian S, 150,000g, 3&up, f/m, 7f. Woodbine

Falls City H (gr. II), $150,000a, 3&up, f/m, 9f. Churchill Downs
Fall Highweight H (gr. III), $100,000a, 3&up, 6f. Aqueduct

Citation H (gr. IT), $300,000g, 3&up, 8.5f (turf). Hollywood Park
Top Flight H (gr. II), $150,000g, 3&up, f/m, 8f. Aqueduct
Clark H Presented by Norton Healthcare (gr. II), $400,000a, 3&up, 9f. Churchill Downs
River City H (gr. IIIT), $100,000a, 3&up, 9f (turf).. Churchill Downs
Blue Mountain Juvenile S (R), $75,000g, 2yo f, Pennsylvania-bred, 6f. Penn National

Gazelle S (gr. I), $300,000g, 3yo f, 9f. Aqueduct
Demoiselle S (gr. II), $200,000g, 2yo f, 9f. Aqueduct
Remsen S (gr. II), $200,000g, 2yo, 9f. Aqueduct
Generous S (gr. IIIT), $100,000a, 2yo, 8f (turf). Hollywood Park
Matriarch S (gr. IT), $300,000g, 3&up, f/m, 8f (turf). Hollywood Park

Hollywood Derby (gr. IT), $300,000g, 3yo, 10f (turf). Hollywood Park
Miesque S (gr. IIIT), $100,000a, 2yo f, 8f (turf). Hollywood Park
Ontario Lassie S (R), $150,000g, 2yo f, foaled in Ontario, 8.5f. Woodbine

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