Sunday, June 5, 2011

Caleb's Posse Wins the Ohio Derby

Well it's not exactly the Triple Crown, but Caleb's Posse won the Grade 3 Ohio Derby at for 3-year-olds at Thistledown on Saturday:
Caleb's Posse came through as the favorite Saturday when rolling past longshot Marco's Fling to capture the 77th running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Ohio Derby at Thistledown in the Cleveland suburb of North Randall, Ohio.
With Eddie Razo aboard for trainer Donnie Von Hemel, Caleb's Posse returned $6.20 after finishing 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.12 over a fast track.
Marco's Fling, a 40-1 shot who led to midstretch under Filmer Munaylla, held second, 1 3/4 lengths behind the winner. Irish Lion was third at 15-1, while Le Mans, the 5-2 second choice, ran fifth, and Wilkinson, the 7-2 third choice, finished last of nine. Valient Tenobob was an early scratch.
Caleb's Posse raced near the back while saving ground from post 1 before angling out for his winning drive. A Kentucky-bred by Posse, the colt was bred by Don McNeill, who co-owns him with Cheyenne Stables. Before shipping from Arlington Park to Cleveland, he ran in all four stakes for 3-year-olds at Oaklawn Park this winter, winning the Smarty Jones and finishing second in the Rebel.

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