Laurel Park
| 1 | Thunderous G | Margin: 3¼ | TrueNicks: C | $22,800 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Thunder Gulch - Victoire Bataille, Military
Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 9 wins, $2,915,086. Lifetime: 480 yearlings sold, median $41,648.
Broodmare Sire: Military, Dark Bay or Brown, 1994. In 2009: 1.44 AEI.
| 2 | Field Pass | Margin: 4¾ | TrueNicks: D | $8,400 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Speightstown - Awful Smart, Black Tie Affair (IRE)
Sire: Speightstown , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 10 wins, $1,258,256. Lifetime: 285 yearlings sold, median $100,000.
Broodmare Sire: Black Tie Affair (IRE), Gray or Roan, 1986.
| 3 | Coach Fridge | Margin: 6¾ | TrueNicks: D | $4,400 |
2009 | Gray or Roan Colt | Love of Money - Sweetsoutherndessa, Sweetsouthernsaint
Sire: Love of Money, Dark Bay or Brown, 2001. Lifetime: 22 yearlings sold, median $3,350.
Broodmare Sire: Sweetsouthernsaint, Chestnut, 1995.
Others: Zabarajad (IRE), $2,400; Spellit, $1,200; Bulaga, $800; Canuta.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunderous G | Sheldon Russell | Hugh I. McMahon |
| 2 | Field Pass | Jose C. Caraballo | John Rigattieri |
| 3 | Coach Fridge | Jeremy Rose | Hamilton A. Smith |
| 4 | Zabarajad (IRE) | Grant Whitacre | Scott P. Hammond |
| 5 | Spellit | Yomar Orlando Ortiz | Gregory L. Wilson |
| 6 | Bulaga | Forest Boyce | Pasquale J. Pane |
| 7 | Canuta | Carlos H. Marquez, Jr. | John E. Salzman, Jr. |
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