Mountaineer Race Track And Gaming Resort - August 7th, 2004 - Race 8
Race name: West Virginia Derby  Grade: 3

Stakes - For Thoroughbred Three Year Old One And One Eighth Miles On The Dirt

Purse: $600,000

Value of Race: $600,000 1st $363,000, 2nd $120,000, 3rd $60,000, 4th $30,000, 5th $15,000, 6th $9,000, 7th $3,000

Weather: Cloudy   Track: Fast    

Off at: 5:27     Start: Good for all

 

Pgm

HorseName (Jockey)

Wgt

M/E

PP

SP

1/4

1/2

3/4

Str

Fin

Odds

7

Sir Shackleton (Bejarano, R.)

117

BL

5

4

5-Head

6-6

5-1

2-2

1-3

1.20*

3

Pollard's Vision (Coa, E.)

119

BLA

2

3

4-2

4-1

3-Head

3-2

2-1/2

1.30

6

Britt's Jules (Lanerie, C.J.)

115

BL b

4

1

1-1 1/2

1-1

1-2 1/2

1-1 1/2

3-5

8.00

2

Avid Skier (Lester, R.N.)

113

BL b

1

2

2-1/2

2-1

2-3

4-4

4-Nose

42.70

9

Fantasticat (Borel, C.H.)

114

BL

7

7

7

7

7

5-15

5-25

12.60

5

Mister Fotis (Castro, E.)

113

BL b

3

6

3-1

3-1/2

6-3

6-1/2

6

26.90

8

Ecclesiastic (Castillo, Jr., H.)

111

BLA b

6

5

6-4

5-1/2

4-1 1/2

7

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9.30

Fractional Times:     23.28, 47.14, 1:10.68, 1:35.83, 1:49.16

 

 

Winner:

Sir Shackleton - Chestnut Colt, March 26, 2001
Bred by Tracy Farmer in KY

Pedigree:

Miswaki - Naskra Colors , by Star de Naskra

Scratched Horses:

Rockem Sockem, Line of Scrimmage

 

Pgm

Horse

Win

Place

Show

Total WPS Pool: $217,326

7

Sir Shackleton

4.40

2.40

2.20

 

3

Pollard's Vision

 

2.60

2.20

 

6

Britt's Jules

 

 

2.40

 

 

Wager Type

Winning Numbers

Payoff

Pool

Carryover

$2 Pick 3

1-6-7 (3 correct)   

 203.60

15,745

 

$2 Perfecta

7-3    

 7.60

149,707

 

$2 Trifecta

7-3-6    

 25.80

144,530

 

 

Pgm

Comment

7

Sir Shackleton: taken in hand, saved ground, fired from the inside, surged clear

3

Pollard's Vision: well placed, tracked 4 wide, set down far turn, all out in drive

6

Britt's Jules: broke alert, measured on pace, angled off the inside, weary late

2

Avid Skier: broke well, laid close up, pursued to 1/4 pole, weakened

9

Fantasticat: off slowly, well back to 1/2, kept inside lane, no late factor

5

Mister Fotis: prompted close up, chased to 1/2, wilted far turn, empty lane

8

Ecclesiastic: dropped back, went evenly to 1/2, gave way far turn, eased late

Footnotes

SIR SHACKLETON taken in hand and tucked inside at the break, sat patient off a moderate pace to the 1/2 mile pole, roused to contention advancing through the final turn, continued to respond getting to a weary BRITT'S JULE outside the 1/16 pole, was full of run in the closing stages drawing away to the wire. POLLARD'S VISION was well placed laying close up 4 wide into the backstretch, stalked with even action to the 3/8 pole, asked into final turn putting in an extended bid near mid track in upper stretch, gave a willing response salvaging place in the final yards. BRITT'S JULES broke alertly to go clear under little pressure, allowed to measure on moderate splits to the 1/2 mile pole, edged away into final turn, taken off the inside entering the stretch, became leg weary inside the 1/16 pole, had little left at the end. AVID SKIER came away well to lay close up, stalked BRITT'S JULES on modest opening fractions, remained a threat on the final turn, began to weaken in upper stretch, wore down gradually under a drive. FANTASTICAT off slowly, trailed well back to the 1/2 mile pole, kept along the inside into stretch, was no late factor. MISTER FOTIS prompted close up from the break, chased for a 1/2 mile, wavered leaving the backstretch, had nothing left for drive and was put away. ECCLESIASTIC dropped back at the break, raced evenly to the 1/2 mile pole, still in contention on far turn, wilted at the head of stretch, was eased to the wire.

 

Owners:

7 -Tracy Farmer, 3 - Edgewood Farm, 6 - Southern Equine Stables LLC, 2 -Wilbur K. France, 9 - R Bar S Thoroughbreds LLP, 5 - Alago, Inc., 8 -Joseph Allen

Trainers:

7 -Nicholas P. Zito, 3 -Todd A. Pletcher, 6 -Eric J. Guillot, 2 -Gerald S. Bennett, 9 -Bobby C. Barnett, 5 -Martin D. Wolfson, 8 -Kiaran P. McLaughlin