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Indiana Derby (gr. 2)

HOOSIER PARK, Anderson, IN

  • Purse: $500,000
  • Date: October 2, 2010
  • Class: Grade 2
  • TV:
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 12
  • Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
  • Post Time: 6:02 PM
1 Lookin At Lucky Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $294,278

2007 | Bay Colt | Smart Strike   - Private Feeling, Belong to Me  

  • Breeder:Gulf Coast Farms LLC
  • Owner: Watson, Karl, Pegram, Michael E. and Weitman, Paul
  • Trainer: Bob Baffert
  • Jockey: Martin Garcia

Sire: Smart Strike  , Bay, 1992. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $337,376. Lifetime: 463 yearlings sold, median $75,000.

Broodmare Sire: Belong to Me  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.

Sale History: Keeneland Association April 2009 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $475,000.
Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, ($35,000).

2 Thiskyhasnolimit Margin: TrueNicks: A+ $98,093

2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Sky Mesa   - Lovely Regina, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:Stud TNT
  • Owner: Zollars, Cathy and Bob and Wagner, Mark
  • Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen
  • Jockey: Jamie Theriot

Sire: Sky Mesa  , Bay, 2000. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $633,076. Lifetime: 320 yearlings sold, median $50,000. In 2009: .71 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2008 Yearling Sale, $120,000.

3 St. Maximus Gato Margin: 10 TrueNicks: B $53,951

2007 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Tactical Cat - Religious Colony, Cherokee Colony

  • Breeder:Barney Gallagher & Ann Gallagher
  • Owner: Robert J. Hunt
  • Trainer: Donald F. Hunt
  • Jockey: Eduardo O. Nunez

Sire: Tactical Cat, Gray or Roan, 1996. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 4 wins, $480,067. Lifetime: 246 yearlings sold, median $23,000.

Broodmare Sire: Cherokee Colony, Bay, 1985. In 2009: 1.03 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2008 Yearling Sale, $15,000.

Time: 1:43.40   Track: Sloppy

Others: Worldly, $29,428; Litigation Risk, $14,714; Uareoutlaw (BRZ), $5,109; Indy Bull, $5,109; Nacho Friend, $5,109; Dabossman, $5,109.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Lookin At LuckyMartin GarciaBob Baffert
2ThiskyhasnolimitJamie TheriotSteven M. Asmussen
3St. Maximus GatoEduardo O. NunezDonald F. Hunt
4WorldlyFrancisco C. TorresPaul J. McGee
5Litigation RiskShaun BridgmohanRichard A. Violette, Jr.
6Uareoutlaw (BRZ)Victor LebronMichael J. Maker
7Indy BullFernando De La CruzMerrill C. Roberts
8Nacho FriendCarlos H. Marquez, Jr.Kelly J. Breen
9DabossmanNelson DeSouzaMichael E. Lauer

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
6 Lookin At LuckyMartin Garcia$2.80$2.10$2.10
2 ThiskyhasnolimitJamie Theriot$3.40$3.00
9 St. Maximus GatoEduardo O. Nunez$5.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (6-2)$12.40
$2.00 Trifecta (6-2-9)$110.80
$2.00 Superfecta (6-2-9-3)$411.40

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