In a full field of twenty starters in Saturday’s G1 Bluegrass Derby<\/b>, only one had the right stuff to win the sim’s most prestigious event for 3yos on the main track. Lucky’s Howie<\/b>, trained by Naracing<\/i> (Mrlucky) won the first leg of the sim Triple Crown by two lengths.<\/p>\n
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You See La<\/b>, trained by Pinerivers<\/i> (Nextbonus) was second to Lucky’s Howie. The filly earned the distinction of placing higher than any filly had previously in the Derby; Wolf Of Queensland ran third behind 2003 Triple Crown winner I Seek U.<\/p>\n
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Just Vengeance<\/b> finished third. Trained by Jma<\/i>, the colt hot the board for the first time since September’s G1 North Fork Stakes.<\/p>\n
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Howie prepared for the race by winning a sprint stakes. The unusual training move propelled Howie, who started at 21\/1 odds in the Derby, to a win with a solid 2:01.3 final time. it was 3 ticks off the stakes record set in 2009 by Hot and Spicy. Howie’s record now includes wins sprinting and routing on dirt, and sprinting on turf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Lucky’s Howie is a son of Gone West out of the Dynaformer mare Lucky’s Megan. He is Megan’s first offspring. This was his fourth win from 15 starts. Howie’s lifetime earnings now stand at $1.677 million.<\/p>\n
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Congratulations to the connections of Lucky’s Howie for a fine win. The Black Type Bugler hopes to see Lucky’s Howie back in action at the Middle Jewel in two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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