Never mistaken for a fool, Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey had
penciled in the Pennsylvania Derby for his dark bay colt Gone Astray -
with one big caveat.
"I was waiting to see what Rachel Alexandra did, to tell you the
truth," McGaughey said. "I knew going over this track at a mile and
one-eighth, I didn't think too many 3-year-olds would beat her."
McGaughey made those comments in the winners' circle yesterday at
Philadelphia Park, so that tells you how it worked out. Although the
sensational filly enhanced her reputation yet again against older males
in Saturday's Woodward Stakes, Gone Astray, ridden by Eddie Castro, got
the bigger payday, running away to a 91/4-length victory over
3-year-olds in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby.
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