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Lone Star Derby (gr. 3)

LONE STAR PARK, Grand Prairie, TX

  • Purse: $400,000
  • Date: May 9, 2009
  • Class: Grade III
  • TV:
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: 1 1/16 miles
  • Post Time: 5:47 PM CT
1 Mythical Power Margin: BRIS: 100TrueNicks: B $240,000

2006 | Bay Horse | Congaree   - School for Scandal, Is It True

  • Breeder:Peachtree Stable
  • Owner: Peachtree Stable
  • Trainer: Bob Baffert
  • Jockey: Victor Espinoza

Sire: Congaree  , Chestnut, 1998. Raced 5 years. 25 starts, 12 wins, $3,267,490. Lifetime: 114 yearlings sold, median $19,500.

Broodmare Sire: Is It True, Bay, 1986.

2 Red Lead Margin: BRIS: 91TrueNicks: C $75,000

2006 | Chestnut Gelding | Red Bullet - Upside, Unaccounted For

  • Breeder:Adena Springs
  • Owner: Frontier Stables LLC
  • Trainer: Brandon M. Bridges
  • Jockey: Eddie M. Martin, Jr.

Sire: Red Bullet, Chestnut, 1997. Raced 3 years. 14 starts, 6 wins, $1,161,920. Lifetime: 91 yearlings sold, median $16,000. In 2009: 1.05 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Unaccounted For, Bay, 1991. In 2009: 1.36 AEI.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($20,000).
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2007 Winter Mixed Sale, $10,000.

3 Dumar Margin: BRIS: 89TrueNicks: A $41,250

2006 | Bay Gelding | Maria's Mon - Mispillion, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:Millennium Farms
  • Owner: Heiligbrodt Racing Stable
  • Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen
  • Jockey: Shaun Bridgmohan

Sire: Maria's Mon, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 2 years. 7 starts, 4 wins, $507,140. Lifetime: 496 yearlings sold, median $47,000.

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

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, $105,000.
Keeneland Association January 2007 Horses of All Ages Sale, $75,000.

Time: 1:42.79   Track: FT

Others: Uno Mas, $22,500; Cape Truth, $11,250; Mayor Marv, $5,000; Galloping Gulch, $5,000.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Mythical PowerVictor EspinozaBob Baffert
2Red LeadEddie M. Martin, Jr.Brandon M. Bridges
3DumarShaun BridgmohanSteven M. Asmussen
4Uno MasM. Clifton BerrySteven M. Asmussen
5Cape TruthMichael C. BazeDoug F. O'Neill
6Mayor MarvDavid Romero FloresBob Baffert
7Galloping GulchChris LanderosSteven M. Asmussen

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
Mythical PowerVictor Espinoza$4.20$3.00$2.40
Red LeadEddie M. Martin, Jr.$21.20$7.40
DumarShaun Bridgmohan$4.80
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (7-4)$103.60
$2.00 Trifecta (7-4-6)$570.00
$2.00 Superfecta (7-4-6-3)$1,726.80

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