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Florida Derby

GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL

  • Purse: $1,000,000
  • Date: March 29, 2008
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  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 10
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1 Big Brown Margin: 5 BRIS: 110 $600,000

2005 | Bay Horse | Boundary - Mien, Nureyev

  • Breeder:Monticule
  • Owner: IEAH Stables and Paul Pompa Jr., et al
  • Trainer: Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.
  • Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux

Sire: Boundary, Bay, 1990. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $217,777. Lifetime: 200 yearlings sold, median $32,000.

Broodmare Sire: Nureyev, Bay, 1977. In 2009: 3.57 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association April 2007 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $190,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2006 Yearling Sale, $60,000.

2 Smooth Air Margin: BRIS: 105 $200,000

2005 | Bay Colt | Smooth Jazz - Air France, French Deputy

  • Breeder:Mount Joy Stables
  • Owner: Mount Joy Stables, Inc.
  • Trainer: Bennie F. Stutts, Jr.
  • Jockey: Manoel R. Cruz

Sire: Smooth Jazz, Dark Bay or Brown, 1999. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 5 wins, $321,105. Lifetime: 26 yearlings sold, median $6,000.

Broodmare Sire: French Deputy, Chestnut, 1992.

3 Tomcito Margin: BRIS: 96 $100,000

2005 | Bay Colt | Street Cry (IRE)   - Inside Or Outside, Eastern Echo

  • Breeder:Chesapeake Farm & Darley
  • Owner: Jet Set Racing Stable
  • Trainer: Dante Zanelli, Jr.
  • Jockey: Jorge F. Chavez

Sire: Street Cry (IRE)  , Bay, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $5,150,837. Lifetime: 399 yearlings sold, median $90,000.

Broodmare Sire: Eastern Echo, Bay, 1988.

Sale History: Keeneland Association 2006 September Yearling Sale, $7,500.

Time: 1:48.16   Track: FT

Others: Hey Byrn, $50,000; Cool Gator, $30,000; Majestic Warrior, $20,000; Nistle's Crunch; Face the Cat; Da' Tara; Fierce Wind; Elysium Fields; B B Frank.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Big BrownKent J. DesormeauxRichard E. Dutrow, Jr.
2Smooth AirManoel R. CruzBennie F. Stutts, Jr.
3TomcitoJorge F. ChavezDante Zanelli, Jr.
4Hey ByrnJose LezcanoEdward Plesa, Jr.
5Cool GatorEddie CastroDaniel J. Vella
6Majestic WarriorRene R. DouglasWilliam I. Mott
7Nistle's CrunchJulien R. LeparouxKenneth G. McPeek
8Face the CatJohn R. VelazquezTodd A. Pletcher
9Da' TaraJoe BravoNicholas P. Zito
10Fierce WindCornelio H. VelasquezNicholas P. Zito
11Elysium FieldsEibar CoaBarclay Tagg
12B B FrankJavier CastellanoAmy Tarrant

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