Departing wins the 2013 Super Derby.
Photo: Hodges Photography / Amanda Hodges Weir
Departing wins the 2013 Super Derby.
Photo: Hodges Photography/Lou Hodges, Jr.
Departing wins the 2013 West Virginia Derby.
Photo: Coady Photography
Departing wins the 2013 West Virginia Derby.
Photo: Coady Photography
Departing wins the 2013 West Virginia Derby.
Photo: Coady Photography
Departing wins the 2013 West Virginia Derby.
Photo: Coady Photography
Departing - Pimlico, May 16, 2013
Photo: Rick Samuels
Departing - Pimlico, May 16, 2013
Photo: Rick Samuels
Departing - Pimlico, May 16, 2013
Photo: Rick Samuels
Departing - Pimlico, May 16, 2013
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Departing - Pimlico, May 16, 2013
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Departing departing after winning the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing wins the 2013 Illinois Derby.
Photo: Four Footed Fotos
Departing - Allowance win, February 1, 2013.
Photo: Hodges Photography/Lou Hodges, Jr.| Trainer | Albert M. Stall, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Robby Albarado |
| Owner | Claiborne Farm and Dilschneider, Adele B. |
| Breeder | Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider |
| Departing View Five-Cross Pedigree | War Front | Danzig |
| Starry Dreamer | ||
| Leave | Pulpit | |
| Tour |
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Moonshine Mullin, headed at the top of the stretch, responded to the challenge to spurt clear late and register a 10-1 upset in the $552,500 Stephen Foster Handicap (gr. I) June 14 at Churchill Downs.
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Broadway Empire, a Turf Paradise-based gelding who shipped to Oklahoma after back-to-back wins in Alberta, Canada, grabbed the early lead and never looked back en route to victory in the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby at Remington.
Six stakes races on the Sept. 29 Remington Park card are led by the Oklahoma Derby (gr. III) and Remington Park Oaks. Departing seeks a fourth derby victory and Marathon Lady her first stakes score in the Oaks.
Trainer Al Stall Jr. said the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (gr. III) at Remington Park Sept. 29 will be the last start of the season for Departing, winner of the Sept. 7 Super Derby (gr. II) last time out.
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A colt by War Front out of a full sister to the dam of Departing was sold for $1 million as the second seven-figure horse at the first session of the Keeneland September yearling sale.
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Trainer Al Stall Jr. has his 3-year-old War Front gelding primed for another strong effort, and has seen the increase in maturity one would expect in a sophomore runner as the seasons have turned.
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Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Departing was the first horse nominated to the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (gr. II) and the first horse entered when entries were taken July 30. And he was first under the wire Aug. 3.
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Repole Stable's Overanalyze will seek to bounce back after a couple of uncharacteristic efforts when he faces eight other 3-year-olds in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort Aug. 3.
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Departing and Repole Stable's Overanalyze are among the expected starters for the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (gr. II) at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort Aug. 3.
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Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, his Preakness (gr. I) winner Oxbow, and the rest of his nine-horse contingent this week at Pimlico Race Course were on the highway before dawn May 19 heading back to their base at Churchill Downs.
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From a field of 19 for the Kentucky Derby, the runners now number nine for the Preakness. This year Departing, Titletown Five, and Govenor Charlie opted to forego the Run for the Roses to chase black-eyed Susans instead.
Can the Kentucky Derby winner hold off eight challengers -- including five wheeling back from that race two weeks ago -- in the May 18 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico? Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey thinks so.
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With the forecast calling for a high temperature of 70 degrees and a strong possibility of rain for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), the Maryland Jockey Club could be hard-pressed to surpass last year's record crowd of 121,309.
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Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Illinois Derby (gr. III) winner Departing got his first taste of Pimlico Race Course the morning of May 16 by galloping 1 1/2 miles under exercise rider Trina Pasckvale.
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Illinois Derby winner Departing on the backside of Pimlico on May 16.
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Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable's Orb, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), drew post 1 and was made the favorite for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), second leg of the Triple Crown.
Mike Pegram's Govenor Charlie, remains on course for a start in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), trainer Bob Baffert said May 14. "He came out of his work really, really well," said Baffert. "We are prepared to go."
Steve Haskin and Lenny Shulman recap race impressions left by Orb and other Kentucky Derby contenders, races that have produced Derby winners, Hollywood Park, and of course Preakness picks! watch video
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Although several other horses that prepped at Fair Grounds Racing & Slots ran well in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Al Stall, Jr., has no regrets about having Departing skip the race in favor of the Preakness Stakes.
Game On Dude, Departing, Budweiser Clydesdales, Derby & Oaks workouts, and much more. view slideshow
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Departing rolled to a strong 3 1/4-length victory in the $750,000 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne April 20, proving his class after a third-place finish in the March 30 Louisiana Derby.
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WinStar Farm's Revolutionary took the overland route to victory in the March 30 Louisiana Derby (gr. II), closing with a five-wide run and holding off the late charge of 19-1 shot Mylute in the final furlong at Fair Grounds.
WinStar Farm's Revolutionary, winner of the Withers Stakes (gr. III), has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite in a field of 14 for the $1 million Louisiana Derby (gr. II) March 30 at Fair Grounds.
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Departing and GoldMark Farm's Mylute breezed a half-mile March 24 in preparation for the 100th anniversary edition of the $1 million Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds.
Baffert's Flashback, Power Broker and Tiz the Truth also work for upcoming preps
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