2009 American Derby (G2)

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Date/Track:
7/11/2009, Arlington Park
Distance:
1 3/16 m (Turf)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
1:56.09

What the Nation is saying about the 2009 American Derby (G2)...

Last at the sixteenth pole, Reb unleashed a furious drive under jockey Julien Leparoux to nail No Inflation at the wire to win Arlington Park's $300,000 American Derby by a head in his stakes debut July 11.Owned by Ashbrook Farm, the 3-year-old son of Stormy Atlantic earned his third consecutive vic...Read More
What is it about these Chris Block-trained horses? The millionaire 8-year-old Fort Prado has this big pink strip where his front leg meets his barrel, the result of a youthful encounter with a fence. Now there is Giant Oak, a rich chestnut whose broad white blaze wraps all the way around his muzzle....Read More
Giant Oak could definitely be a factor this summer. Always thought the horse showed potential and now it looks like he may start to show some of that promise with his return to the grass.
I watched Giant Oak run a very game 2nd to Musketman in the Illinois Derby and saw his impressive win at Arlington. This horse IMO is on the improve and may turn out to be the suprise 3 yr. old of 2009.

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