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Transylvania Stakes headlines Keeneland opener |
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Written by Gohorsepower.com
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Wednesday, 04 April 2007 |
 Lane's End runner-up Sedgefield is the 8-5 morning line favorite for this Friday's Grade 3 Central Bank Transylvania Stakes on Keeneland's opening day. The $150,000 turf race has also attracted Bill Mott's Marcavelly, a colt with a promising record over turf.
Sedgefield's trainer, Darrin Miller is using the Transylvania Stakes to ensure that the colt has enough graded earnings to qualify for May 5th's Kentucky Derby. So far the son of Smart Strike has $100,000 from the Grade 2 Lane's End, where he finished second to Hard Spun; and $20,000 from the Grade 3 tropical Park Derby, where he finished second to Soldier's Dancer. On Friday, Rafael Bejarano will be in the irons for Sedgefield, who had a win and a second-place over Gulfstream's turf this season.
In Marcavelly's juvenile season, the colt won the Continental Mile Stakes at Monmouth, and took second in both the Grade 3 Summer Stakes and the Bourbon Stakes --the latter over Keeneland's polytrack. Edgar Prado, who rode Marcavelly in his last two starts, will reunite the team on Friday.
Recommended reading
Transylvania Stakes - Bloodhorse
Transylvania Stakes - Brisnet
Sedgefield in a practical spot - DRF
Live Racing Video Stream
Keeneland - video
Keeneland - April 6th, 2007 - Race 9
Central Bank Transylvania S. - Grade: 3
Estimated Local Post Time: 5:15 PM Eastern |
Race Type: Stakes
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Three Year Old
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Purse: $150,000
Distance: One Mile
Surface: Turf |
| Post |
Horse
Jockey
Owner |
Age |
Sex |
Weight
Trainer
Breeder |
Odds |
| 1 |
| Cajun Mon (KY) |
Willie Martinez
Rolf Obrecht |
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3 |
Gelding |
117
Wayne D. Mogge
John C. Oxley |
20/1 |
| 2 |
| U D Ghetto (KY) |
Corey J. Lanerie
Lucky Seven Stable (Michael J. Mackin) |
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3 |
Gelding |
117
Anthony L. Reinstedler
Lucky Seven Stable |
8/1 |
| 3 |
| Codeword (IRE) |
Javier Castellano
Sovereign Stable (Matthew Gatsas) |
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3 |
Colt |
117
John P. Terranova, II
Mrs Lisa Kelly |
15/1 |
| 4 |
| Royal War Academy (PA) |
James Graham
Gary S. Logsdon, Donnie Kelly and Jamie Sanders |
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3 |
Colt |
117
Jamie Sanders
Maple Leaf Farm |
20/1 |
| 5 |
| Lure My Daisy (KY) |
Alonso Quinonez
Lewis A. Hall, Jr. |
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3 |
Colt |
117
Carl Potts
Lewis A. Hall Jr. |
50/1 |
| 6 |
| In Jest (PA) |
Cornelio H. Velasquez
Augustin Stable (George Strawbridge, Jr.) |
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3 |
Colt |
117
Jonathan E. Sheppard
George Strawbridge Jr. |
8/1 |
| 7 |
| Marcavelly (KY) |
Edgar S. Prado
Zayat Stables, LLC (Ahmed Zayat) |
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3 |
Colt |
117
William I. Mott
Harrison Stables, Inc. |
2/1 |
| 8 |
| Cobrador (ON) |
Garrett K. Gomez
Graph Racing Stable (Roger Neubauer) |
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3 |
Colt |
117
Paul J. McGee
Adena Springs |
8/1 |
| 9 |
| Sedgefield (KY) |
Rafael Bejarano
Silverton Hill, LLC (Bonnie and Tommy Hamilton) |
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3 |
Colt |
117
Darrin Miller
Keene Ridge Farm |
8/5 |
| 10 |
| Everyman (KY) |
Julien R. Leparoux
Pin Oak Stable, LLC (Josephine Abercrombie) |
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3 |
Colt |
117
H. Graham Motion
Pin Oak Stud, LLC |
12/1 |
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