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Oak Tree Derby |
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Grade:
II Purse:
$150,000
Distance:
9 Furlongs (T) Age:
3-Year-Olds
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Track:
Oak Tree TV:
Saturday, November 7, 2009 @ 7:25 PM ET
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The Usual Q. T. makes it 4 in a row
By Steve Andersen
Daily Racing Form, November 07, 2009
The Usual Q. T. stretched his unbeaten streak to four with a hard-fought win in Saturday's $150,000 Oak Tree Derby at Santa Anita.
For a gelding that needed six races to beat maidens, The Usual Q.T. has improved rapidly in recent months. Saturday's win left trainer Jim Cassidy strongly considering running The Usual Q.T. in a Grade 1 race at Hollywood Park on Thanksgiving weekend.
The Usual Q.T. made his graded stakes debut in the Grade 2 Oak Tree Derby, and had no trouble making the transition from statebred ranks to superior open company.
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NTRAU
| Pgm | Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | | 8 | The Usual Q. T. | Victor Espinoza | 22.80 | 8.20 | 5.80 | | 9 | Battle of Hastings | Tyler Baze | | 3.80 | 3.20 | | 4 | No Inflation | Julien R. Leparoux | | | 8.60 |
Times in 100ths: :21.67
:45.58
1:09.74
1:33.03
1:44.48
Unplaced horses listed in order of finish.
Also ran:
Massone, Meteore, Tamborim, Acclamation, Rendezvous, Oil Man, Gretsky and Augustusthestrong
Scratched: Quindici Man
Winning Breeder:
Carlee Van Kempen
Winning Trainer:
James M. Cassidy
Winning Owner:
Don van Racing, Inc., Nentwig, Michael, Saadeh, Ge
| Wager Type | Winning Numbers | Payoff | | $2 Daily Double | 4-8 | $147.00 | | $1 Exacta | 8-9 | $40.80 | | $1 Superfecta | 8-9-4-6 | $3,591.50 | | $1 Trifecta | 8-9-4 | $606.70 | | $1 Pick 3 | 2-4-8 | $196.70 | | $1 Consolation Pick 3 | 2-12-8 | $36.80 | | $1 Pick 4 | 2-2/4-4/12-8 | $1,981.90 |
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Race Comments: THE USUAL Q. T. stalked outside then alongside a rival, came three deep into the stretch, gained the lead three wide in midstretch, inched away under urging and held gamely. BATTLE OF HASTINGS (GB) chased outside a rival then between foes leaving the backstretch and on the second turn, came out three deep into the stretch and finished well to just miss. NO INFLATION pulled between horses then prompted the pace outside a rival, was between horses into the stretch and until past midstretch and just held third. MASSONE angled in on the first turn and saved ground stalking the pace, came out in midstretch and just missed the show. METEORE chased inside then between horses on the backstretch and second turn, entered the stretch alongside a rival and was outfinished. TAMBORIM broke out and a bit slowly, angled in outside a rival, went up four wide on the backstretch and second turn, came five wide into the stretch and could not summon the necessary late response. ACCLAMATION had good early speed and set a pressured pace inside, fought back along the rail on the second turn and until past midstretch and weakened late. RENDEZVOUS a bit slow to begin, went between horses then chased outside a rival, continued three deep on the backstretch and second turn, came four wide into the stretch and lacked a rally. OIL MAN (IRE) a bit slow to begin, saved ground off the pace to the stretch and was not a threat. GRETSKY settled outside then three deep, went between horses on the backstretch, was in a bit tight into the second turn, came three wide into the stretch and did not rally. AUGUSTUSTHESTRONG chased inside then a bit off the rail, angled back in on the second turn and weakened. |
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