41st Running of West Virginia Derby

$750,000 Guaranteed (Grade II)

August 7, 2010. Special first race post time of 2PM

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West Virginia Derby 41st Running August 7, 2010

2009 West Virginia Derby Results

Pgm	Horse Name (Earned)	Jockey	Last Race	S/A	Wgt	Med	Eqp	Odds	PP	ST	1/4	1/2	3/4	Str	Fin
7	Ready Set ($450,000)	Julien Leparoux	13Jul08 Del 10	c 3	111	LA		4.60	7	7	82	8 1/2	3 1/2	1 1/2	1hd
1	Web Gem ($150,000)	Jorge Chavez	06Jul08 Bel 9	g 3	111	LA		24.80	1	8	7hd	7hd	62	3 1/2	23
11	Real Appeal ($75,000)	Jesus Castanon	28Jun08 LS 9	c 3	116	L	b	39.20	10	9	11	11	5hd	53	3 1/2
3	Cherokee Artist ($37,500)	Garrett Gomez	13Jul08 Del 10	c 3	115	LA	b	*2.70	3	2	54	53	11	21	4nk
2	My Pal Charlie ($18,750)	Jamie Theriot	14Jun08 CD 8	c 3	118	L		6.30	2	1	4 1/2	3hd	23	4hd	59 2/1
8	Proud Kentuckian ($11,250)	Gabriel Saez	09Jul08 Del 8	c 3	115	LA	b	14.00	8	10	107	93	72	69	62 1/4
12	I've Heard It All ($3,750)	Ricardo Feliciano	11Jul08 Mnr 8	c 3	115	L		107.40	11	11	9hd	10hd	8 1/2	74	713
5	Z Fortune ($3,750)	Shaun Bridgmohan	27Jun08 Prm 9	c 3	117	LA	b	4.10	5	6	63	6hd	423	88	85 1/4

Past Winners

YEAR	FIRST	JOCKEY	WT	SECOND	WT	THIRD	WT	WIN VAL	TIME
1923	Tender Seth	W. Fronk	118	Wildcat	118	Glabella	113	$1,765	1:54 /35
1924	Norah	W. Martin	105	Dunoon	112	Dreamer	126	$1,000	1:54 3/5
*1926	Nine Sixty	L. Pichon	121	Torcher	123	Street Liz	111	$1,000	1:49 2/5
1958	Sea Hymn	J. Contreras	117	Dixie Hill	119	Entangler	114	$9,750	1:55 1/5
1959	Redbird Wish	W. Chambers	119	Royal Border	111	Idle Time	117	$9,500	1:52 4/5
1961	Dip and WhirL	B. Walt	114	Besteater	114	Royal Case	114	$2,410	1:54 3/5
1963	Etimota	F. Green	116	Count John	105	Dr. Scoft	117	$3,570	1:52
1964	Peter Le Grand	F. Green	124	A.J.'s Winn	114	Navy Rocket	118	$3,025	1:53
1965	Pantuity	F. Green	115	Cloud Chief	118	Jayell	115	$5,559	1:53
1966	Kerensa	F. Green	119	Bellothefleet	113	Dear Mike	118	$5,472	1:50 2/5
1967	Miracle Hill	R.C. Gallimore	121	More of Mort	126	Air Boat	115	$5,498	1:53 1/5
1968	Chargertown	R. Nakama	115	Son I Rob	118	Frosty Hal	115	$10,273	1:54 2/5
1969	Roman Partner	M. Solomone	121	Polar Traffic	124	Silver Alley	121	$17,793	1:51 4/5
1970	Two Joys	J. Imparato	118	Captain Nash	124	Delicate John	118	$18,168	1:53
1971	Trico O'Erin	T. DePalo	118	Spoiled Kid	126	Comedy Hour	116	$18,785	1:52 1/5
1972	Family Table	M. Solomone	118	Extra Man	121	Rollin Roman	118	$13,000	1:50 2/5
	Bold Nobleman	J. Kelly	118	Aerodrome	118	Prince Selari	115	$13,325	1:49 2/5
1973	Blue Chip Dan	M. Solomone	118	Dr. Pantano	121	D'ble Edge Swrd	124	$20,930	1:49 1/5
1974	Park Guard	B.M. Feliciano	124	Sea Songster	126	Sahib Nearco	124	$32,500	1:47 2/5
1975	At the Front	A. Santiago	117	My Friend Gus	117	Packer Captain	117	$32,500	1:48 3/5
1976	Wardlaw	J. Tejeira	121	American Trader	115	Joachim	121	$32,500	1:47 3/5
1977	Best Person	V. Bracciale Jr.	115	Swoon Swept	115	A Letter to Harry	115	$32,500	1:48 3/5
1978	Beau Sham	P. Day	115	Silent Cal	115	Morning Frolic	115	$32,500	1:48 3/5
1979	Architect	S.A. Spencer	115	Sir Prince P.	115	Lt. Bert	115	$32,500	1:51
1980	Summer Advocate	W.L. Floyd	115	Lucky Pluck	115	Foolish Move	115	$32,500	1:50 4/5
1981	Park's Policy	J.S. Lloyd	115	Diverse Dude	115	Iron Gem	115	$22,750	1:49 3/5
	Johnny Dance	F. Lovato Jr	115	Master Tommy	115	Amasham	115	$22,750	1:47 4/5
1988	Old Stories	R. Hernandez	114	Viva Deputy	117	Rising Colors	112	$60,000	1:52 1/5
1989	Doc's Leader	W. Fox Jr.	114	Halo Hansom	120	Downtown Davey	117	$60,000	1:50
1990	Challenge My Duty	L. Ayarza	113	My Other Brother	115	Gay's Best Boy	115	$60,000	1:49 3/5
1998	Da Devil	J. Court	113	One Bold Stroke	122	Jess M	115	$120,000	1:48:84
1999	Stellar Brush	J. Stokes	122	American Spirit	113	Harry's Halo	119	$150,000	1:49.02
2000	Mass Market	R. Wilson	115	Hal's Hope	122	Bet On Red	122	$180,000	1:49.94
2001	Western Pride	D. Whitney	113	Saratoga Games	115	Thunder Blitz	119	$300,000	1:47.20
2002	Wiseman's Ferry	J.F. Chavez	122	The Judge Sez Who	115	Captain Squire	115	$360,000	1:49.63
2003	Soto	R. A. Dominguez	113	Dynever	117	Colita	111	$360,000	1:46.29
2004	Sir Shackleton	R. Bejarano	117	Pollard's Vision	119	Britt's Jules	115	$360,000	1:49.16
2005	Real Dandy	Mark Guidry	114	Magna Graduate	113	Anthony J.	115	$450,000	1:50.29
2006	Bright One	Mark Guidry	114	Cielo Gold	111	More Than Regal	115	$450,000	1:50.08
2007	Zanjero	Shaun Bridgmohan	111	Bwana Bull	117	Moyer's Pond	116	$450,000

NOTES
West Virginia Derby was run at Tri State Park in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1923, 1924 and 1926, and at Wheeling Downs in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1958, 1959 and 1961. Distance of race was 1 1/16 miles in 1926, and 1 1/8 miles in all other runnings. West Virginia Derby was run in two divisions in 1972 and 1981. Captain Nash actually finished first in the 1970 running of the race, but was disqualified and placed second for causing interference during the stretch run. Prior to 1998, the West Virginia Derby was timed to one-fifth of a second. Since then, the race has been timed to one-hundredth of a second.

Run at Wheeling Downs prior to 1963.
Not run in 1925, 1927, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1982-1987, 1991-1997.
Captain Nash finished first in 1970 but was disqualified and placed second.
Run in two divisions in 1972 and 1981.
Track record 2003 Soto 1:46:29
*(All Races 1 1/8, Except 1926: 1 1/16)
Grade III 2002-2006