Santa Anita Derby 2014 Entries

Saturday, April 5, 2014

The $1 million Santa Anita Derby (GI) on April 5 is a big day for California Chrome who seeks his fourth consecutive win as the 6-5 favorite in Saturday’s race. Among his opponents will be the highly regarded and fellow Derby hopeful, Candy Boy, winner of the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (GII) on Feb. 8 who will enter the field at odds of 9-5, and Rebel Stakes (GII) winner, Hoppertunity, entering at 3-1.

Santa Anita Derby Race Information…

Race 8 – 6:30 PM (ET)
Santa Anita Park – Santa Anita Derby (Grade I)
Purse – $1,000,000
Distance – One And One Eighth Miles
Surface – Dirt
Purse $1,000,000

Purse $1,000,000. For Three-Year-Olds. By subscription of $300 each to accompany the nomination (EARLY BIRD) on or before December, 28, 2013. Closed with 116. Early Bird nominees to the Santa Anita Derby are automatically eligible to, the Sham Stakes (Grade III), the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (Grade II), and the San Felipe Stakes (GradeI II) with nomination and starting fees waived to those stakes. Regular nominations close Saturday, March 22, 2014 by payment of $2,500 each. Closed with 3. Supplementary nominations are due at time of entry, by payment of $20,000. All horses shall pay $5,000 to enter and $10,000 to start, with $1,000,000 guaranteed. The winner to receive $600,000, $200,000 to second, $120,000 to third, $60,000 to fourth and $20,000 to fifth. 122 Lbs. Graded or Group winners have first preference. Horses with the highest earnings in non-claiming races second preferred. A trophy will be presented to the winning owner.

Entries…

PP	Horse	A/S	Med	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer
1	Rprettyboyfloyd (KY)	3/R	L	R Bejarano	122	D E Breuer
2	Friendswith K Mill (KY)	3/C	L	T Baze	122	D F O’Neill
3	Hoppertunity (KY)	3/C	L	M E Smith	122	B Baffert
4	Big Tire (KY)	3/C	L	E A Maldonado	122	M Glatt
5	California Chrome (CA)	3/C	L	V Espinoza	122	A Sherman
6	Candy Boy (KY)	3/C	L	G L Stevens	122	J W Sadler
7	Schoolofhardrocks (KY)	3/C	L	J Talamo	122	D E Hofmans
8	Dublin Up (KY)	3/C	L	K J Desormeaux	122	P Miller

Owners: 1 – Karl Pergola ; 2 – Haymes or Kenney or Wonderland Racing Stables ; 3 – Pegram or Watson or Weitman ; 4 – Donkey Island Racing LLC or Halo Farms ; 5 – Coburn or Martin ; 6 – C R K Stable, LLC ; 7 – Amerman Racing, LLC ; 8 – Donegal Racing

Breeders: 1 – Jeff Amling & Bluegrass Farm Partners; 2 – Kathy Herbener & Heather Herbener Ford; 3 – Betz/D.J. Stable/Kidder/J. Betz/Robenalt; 4 – Halo Farms; 5 – Martin Perry & Steve Coburn; 6 – Lee Searing & Susan Searing; 7 – Mrs. Jerry Amerman; 8 – WinStar Farm, LLC

Equipment Changes: 1 – Rprettyboyfloyd – Blinkers On

Past Performances…

Horse	Wins	Starts	Win %	Earnings	Days Off	Finish/Last Start
Rprettyboyfloyd	0	5	0%	$68,800	13	2
Friendswith K Mill	1	5	20%	$38,250	20	2
Hoppertunity	2	4	50%	$410,720	21	1
Big Tire	1	6	17%	$60,070	29	1
California Chrome	5	9	56%	$534,850	28	1
Candy Boy	2	6	33%	$305, 600	56	1
Schoolofhardrocks	1	2	50%	$63,000	28	4
Dublin Up	0	4	0%	$16,991	29	3

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