Who’s ready to start looking for the 2016 Kentucky Derby winner? :) The first maiden special weight of the Del Mar meet for 2yo colts is scheduled to be held this evening! The race is the fourth on the card, and post time is 8:30 EST.
Eight California-bred juveniles have been entered in this five-furlong sprint, including Goodbyetohollywood, an unraced son of Heatseeker trained by Art Sherman. Here’s a quick rundown of the field, with the pedigree and connections of each horse:
Tengas Ransom (Tenga Cat – Precious Union)
Owner: Truline Racing
Trainer: Jeff Mullins
Jockey: Tyler Baze
Getoffmyback (Good Journey – Cantina’s Rose)
Owner: Gary Barber
Trainer: Mark Casse
Jockey: Joe Talamo
Goodbyetohollywood (Heatseeker – Street Gossip)
Owner: Finch Nevada Equine LLC or Tsujimoto, Et Al
Trainer: Art Sherman
Jockey: Drayden V. D.
Senator Robert (Sierra Sunset – Sharoana)
Owner: Meister, Richard and Schmitt, George and Mary Clare
Trainer: Jeff Bonde
Jockey: Edwin Maldonado
Cee the Preacher (Lucky Pulpit – Cee Stone)
Owner: Oak Valley Stables & Buster
Trainer: Michael Machowsky
Jockey: Martin Garcia
Silver Chrome (Lucky Pulpit – Lite Stepper)
Owner: Fantasy Farms
Trainer: Vann Belvoir
Jockey: Rafael Bejarano
Captain Akers (Aragorn – Sailor’s Sister)
Owner: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC
Trainer: Steven Miyadi
Jockey: Fernando Perez
Collect the Debt (Good Journey – Akella
Owner: Alma Rubinfeld, Nathan Rubinfeld, and Timothy Sands
Trainer: Kristin Mulhall
Jockey: Flavien Prat
