Oaklawn Park
| 1 | Major Hope | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: C | $31,800 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Lemon Drop Kid - Double Major, Bertrando
Sire: Lemon Drop Kid , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 24 starts, 10 wins, $3,245,370. Lifetime: 444 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Bertrando, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
| 2 | Downtown Ghost | Margin: 5ΒΌ | TrueNicks: B+ | $10,600 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Ghostzapper - Downtown Blues, Seattle Song
Sire: Ghostzapper , Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 172 yearlings sold, median $45,000.
Broodmare Sire: Seattle Song, Dark Bay or Brown, 1981. In 2009: 1.74 AEI.
| 3 | Tuckers Point | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: C | $5,300 |
2009 | Chestnut Gelding | Birdstone - Shesanoactor, Noactor
Sire: Birdstone , Bay, 2001. Raced 2 years. 9 starts, 5 wins, $1,575,600. Lifetime: 151 yearlings sold, median $21,000.
Broodmare Sire: Noactor, Bay, 1989. In 2009: .88 AEI.
Others: Mutasadder, $2,650; Hogue, $1,590; Imperial Truth, $354; Barn Knee, $353; Amen, $353.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major Hope | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen |
| 2 | Downtown Ghost | Alex Birzer | Shannon Ritter |
| 3 | Tuckers Point | Robby Albarado | Cody Autrey |
| 4 | Mutasadder | Joe M. Johnson | Daniel C. Peitz |
| 5 | Hogue | Terry J. Thompson | Ron Moquett |
| 6 | Imperial Truth | Luis S. Quinonez | Donnie K. Von Hemel |
| 7 | Barn Knee | M. Clifton Berry | Federico Villafranco |
| 8 | Amen | Malcolm Franklin | Tim P. Padilla |
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