An evenly matched field of a dozen 3-year-olds, including a pair of fillies, are set to reach the starting gate in the $300,000 Canadian Derby presented by Canem Systems Aug. 20 at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta.
Four of the current top 10 freshman sires of 2010 already have juvenile stakes winners. Alan Porter takes an early look at what's working with pedigree crosses for this year's 'young guns.'
Eugene and Laura Melnyk's Paynes Bay has been retired from racing and will stand the 2004 breeding season at T.C. Westmeath Farm near Shelburne, Ontario. His fee will be $2,500 (Canadian funds).
Stakes winner Truckee has been relocated to Magali Farms near Santz Ynez, Calif., from Lakeview Thoroughbred Farm near Lakeview in the Golden State.
| Trainer | Rick Hedge |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Heribert Naherd Martinez |
| Owner | Buniak, Amber and McLean, Ryan |
| Breeder | Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm |
| Embellished View Five-Cross Pedigree | Bellamy Road | Concerto |
| Hurry Home Hillary | ||
| Birthright | Belong to Me | |
| Titled |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEENOV2008 Hip 4941 |
Weanling | Donann Stables | Brandywine Farm, agent | $1,700 |
| KEENOV2012 Hip 1627 |
Racing or broodmare prospect | Randwick Bloodstock Agency | Darby Dan Farm, agent | $40,000 |
| MMNBDM2014 Hip 850 |
Broodmare | James Harron Bloodstock | Riversdale, agent for Roberts Bloodstock & T. & A.V. Lillis Family Trust & Partnership | $129,304 |
| California Chrome |
| Rachel Alexandra |
| Upstart |
| Bodemeister |
| Texas Red |
| International Star |
| Far Right |
| Main Sequence |
| Buddy's Saint |
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