Showdown of 3-Year-Old Stars in Santa Anita Derby

Events / Travel

Art by Jen Ferguson

The $1-million Santa Anita Derby on Saturday at Santa Anita Park drew a number of elite Kentucky Derby hopefuls, including leading classics contenders California Chrome, Candy Boy and Hoppertunity.

The Santa Anita Derby is California’s signature prep race for the first jewel of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. The 2012 Santa Anita Derby victor, I’ll Have Another, went on to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.

In 1988 and 1989, Winning Colors and Sunday Silence, respectively, completed the Santa Anita Derby-Kentucky Derby double.

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Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, who will ride Candy Boy, has won the race a record nine times.

Hall of Famer Bob Baffert’s six wins in the race are a record for a trainer. He will saddle Hoppertunity on Saturday.

$1-million Santa Anita Derby

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, Race 8, 6:30 p.m. ET

1 1/8 miles, 3-year-olds

Television: NBC Sports Network – 5:30 p.m. ET

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Horse

Jockey

Trainer

Morning Line

1

Rprettyboyfloyd

Rafael Bejarano

Denise E. Breuer

20-to-1

2

Friendswith K Mill

Tyler Baze

Doug F. O'Neill

20-to-1

3

Hoppertunity

Mike E. Smith

Bob Baffert

3-to-1

4

Big Tire

Edwin A. Maldonado

Mark Glatt

20-to-1

5

California Chrome

Victor Espinoza

Art Sherman

6-to-5

6

Candy Boy

Gary L. Stevens

John W. Sadler

9-to-5

7

Schoolofhardrocks

Joseph Talamo

David E. Hofmans

10-to-1

8

Dublin Up

Kent J. Desormeaux

Peter Miller

30-to-1

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