Maccabee Farm's accomplished Ohio-bred Who Dey leads a field of seven 3-year-olds entered in the $275,000 Ellis Park Derby on a six-stakes program Aug. 11 at Ellis Park.
The Ellis Park Derby, run at one mile on the main track, is the second stakes race of the day and the sixth overall race at 2:26 p.m. CT.
In addition to the Ellis Park Derby, the day includes $175,000 Groupie Doll Stakes, the $175,000 Audubon Oaks, the $175,000 Ellis Park Debutante Stakes, the $175,000 Ellis Park Juvenile Stakes, and the $150,000 R.A. "Cowboy" Jones Stakes. FMQ Stables' grade 1 winner, the Brad Cox-trained Saudi Crown, leads a deep field in that mile race, Sunday's fifth race.
Ellis Park, Sunday, August 11, 2024, Race 5Entries: R.A. "Cowboy" Jones S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Machine Gun Man (KY) Emmanuel Esquivel 122 Juan C. Sanchez 30/1 2 2Mr. Wireless (KY) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 122 W. Bret Calhoun 5/1 3 3Prevalence (KY) Cristian A. Torres 122 Brendan P. Walsh 10/1 4 4Confidence Game (KY) James Graham 122 J. Keith Desormeaux 30/1 5 5Pipeline (KY) Jaime A. Torres 122 Cherie DeVaux 15/1 6 6Saudi Crown (KY) Florent Geroux 124 Brad H. Cox 7/5 7 7Silver Prospector (KY) Erik Asmussen 122 Steven M. Asmussen 12/1 8 8Injunction (KY) Edgar Morales 124 William D. Cowans 9/2 9 9Three Technique (KY) Rafael Bejarano 122 Jason G. Cook 15/1 10 10Raise Cain (KY) Luan Machado 122 Ben Colebrook 10/1 11 11Happy American (KY) Corey J. Lanerie 122 Neil L. Pessin 30/1 12 12Big Blue Line (MD) Axel Concepcion 122 William Walden 30/1
Who Dey, trained by Tommy Drury Jr., finished a game second to Society Man two months ago in the Matt Winn Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs. Before that, Who Dey's 2024 campaign includes a runner-up effort in the Lafayette Stakes at Keeneland and a fourth-place finish to eventual Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Seize the Grey in the Pat Day Mile Stakes (G2). Kentucky Derby (G1)-winning rider Brian Hernandez Jr. has the call in the Ellis Park Derby from the rail.
Who Dey Races races without blinkers for the first time since fall. He won his initial three starts in Ohio without the equipment and added a win at Churchill Downs in November with blinkers. He went 4-for-4 as a juvenile.
The Ellis Park Derby field also includes Florida Derby (G1) runner-up Catalytic, 2023 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) third-place finisher Stretch Ride, and undefeated Most Wanted.
Entries: Ellis Park Derby Presented by Hallway Feeds
Ellis Park, Sunday, August 11, 2024, Race 6
- STK
- 1m
- Dirt
- $275,000
- 3 yo
- 2:26 PM (local)
| PP | Horse | Jockey | Wgt | Trainer | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Who Dey (OH) | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | 118 | Thomas Drury, Jr. | 3/1 |
| 2 | 2Most Wanted (KY) | Florent Geroux | 118 | Brad H. Cox | 7/2 |
| 3 | 3Not This Boy (KY) | Luan Machado | 118 | William D. Cowans | 5/1 |
| 4 | 4Give Me a Reason (KY) | Cristian A. Torres | 118 | Steven M. Asmussen | 10/1 |
| 5 | 5Stretch Ride (KY) | Martin Chuan | 118 | Dale L. Romans | 9/2 |
| 6 | 6Native Land (KY) | Jaime A. Torres | 118 | Riley Mott | 6/1 |
| 7 | 7Catalytic (KY) | Luis Saez | 118 | Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. | 4/1 |
Following the Ellis Park Derby
Walmac Farm, Five Fillies Stable, and Ryan Ritt's dominant Bashford Manor Stakes winner Politicallycorrect battles Boardshorts Stables' quick debut winner Owen Almighty and five other 2-year-olds entered in the seven-furlong Ellis Park Juvenile. Owen Almighty breaks from the far outside after scoring with a wide, pace-pressing trip in his lone start.
Ellis Park, Sunday, August 11, 2024, Race 7Entries: Ellis Park Juvenile S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Heat (KY) Luan Machado 120 Mark E. Casse 8/1 2 2Charbonnay (KY) Evin A. Roman 120 John Ennis 20/1 3 3Enduring Spirit (KY) Emmanuel Esquivel 120 Rafael Ramos 15/1 4 4Politicallycorrect (KY) Luis Saez 122 Christopher Davis 3/1 5 5Mr. Squeaky Wheels (KY) Axel Concepcion 120 Adam Rice 6/1 6 6Three Echoes (KY) Erik Asmussen 120 Steven M. Asmussen 5/2 7 7Owen Almighty (KY) Cristian A. Torres 120 Brian A. Lynch 9/5
Collinsworth Thoroughbred Racing's eye-catching 16 3/4-length maiden special weight winner Stilettos invades Kentucky from her home base in Texas to take on nine fellow 2-year-old fillies entered in the Ellis Park Debutante, another seven-furlong race.
Ellis Park, Sunday, August 11, 2024, Race 8Entries: Ellis Park Debutante S. Presented by Hudson Family
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Into Golden Road (KY) Reynier Arrieta 120 Heather Irion 30/1 2 2Mrs Worldwide (FL) James Graham 120 Brian A. Lynch 8/1 3 3Rich City Girl (KY) Gerardo Corrales 120 Larry Rivelli 5/2 4 4Run Camila Run (KY) Agustin Gomez 120 Anna Decker 30/1 5 5Baytown Butterfly (KY) Joseph C. Bealmear 118 Paul McEntee 30/1 6 6Stilettos (TX) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 120 W. Bret Calhoun 4/1 7 7Sturgeon Moon (KY) Evin A. Roman 120 Paulo H. Lobo 12/1 8 8Shezafunkydrummer (KY) David Cohen 122 Larry Rivelli 6/1 9 9Adeera (KY) Erik Asmussen 120 Steven M. Asmussen 10/1 10 10American Women (KY) Cristian A. Torres 120 Brendan P. Walsh 3/1
Godolphin's two-time grade 2 winner Tarifa is set for her return since finishing ninth three months ago in the May 3 Kentucky Oaks (G1) when she breaks from the rail against seven other 3-year-old fillies entered in Audubon Oaks.
Ellis Park, Sunday, August 11, 2024, Race 9Entries: Audubon Oaks
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Tarifa (KY) Florent Geroux 122 Brad H. Cox 8/5 2 2Fibber (KY) Axel Concepcion 118 Chris A. Hartman 7/2 3 3Nay V Belle (KY) Corey J. Lanerie 118 Gregory D. Foley 6/1 4 4Tambo (KY) Cristian A. Torres 118 Peter Eurton 4/1 5 5Reagan's Flame (KY) Francisco Arrieta 118 Lindsay Schultz 30/1 6 6Mink's Palace (KY) Luis Saez 118 Eddie Kenneally 6/1 7 7Merasol Sugar (KY) Jaime A. Torres 118 John Alexander Ortiz 12/1 8 8Adogate (KY) Erik Asmussen 118 Steven M. Asmussen 12/1
Richard Bahde's 2023 George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2) heroine Taxed and Whitham Thoroughbreds' Iowa Distaff Stakes winner Magical Lute head a competitive field of 10 fillies and mares running in the one-mile Groupie Doll.
Ellis Park, Sunday, August 11, 2024, Race 10Entries: Groupie Doll S.
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 1Mystic Pleasure (KY) Florent Geroux 122 Rodolphe Brisset 12/1 2 2Hidden Connection (KY) Cristian A. Torres 122 W. Bret Calhoun 9/2 3 3Taxed (KY) Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. 122 Randy L. Morse 2/1 4 4Pigalle (KY) Luan Machado 122 Thomas Drury, Jr. 15/1 5 5Musical Mischief (KY) Edgar Morales 122 Michael W. McCarthy 3/1 6 6Be Like Water (KY) Axel Concepcion 122 Victoria H. Oliver 50/1 7 7Fancy (KY) Jaime A. Torres 122 Brendan P. Walsh 20/1 8 8Take a Stand (KY) Fernando De La Cruz 122 Victoria H. Oliver 10/1 9 9Jersey Pearl (KY) Luis Saez 122 Darrin Miller 8/1 10 10Magical Lute (KY) Chris Landeros 122 Ian R. Wilkes 12/1
