CANTERBURY PARK SATURDAY'S RESULTS 1 6 furlongs. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and up. Starter optional claiming: $8,000. Purse: $16,330. 3 • Chasing Shadows (Gallardo) 12.80 6.40 4.60 6 • Vow (Quinonez) 6.40 3.60 2 • Saint Sarena (Rodriguez) 7.00 Time: 1:11.62. Exacta: 3-6, $57.70. Trifecta: 3-6-2, $216.10. Superfecta: 3-6-2-1, $69.88. 2 One mile on turf. Fillies and mares. 3-year-olds and ...
Aidan O’Brien hailed City Of Troy the greatest of his now 10 Betfred Derby winners after the colt, preceded by a loose horse, stormed home two and three quarter lengths clear in the 245th running of the Epsom Classic on Saturday.
EPSOM, England (Reuters) -Favourite City of Troy, ridden by Ryan Moore, won the 245th Epsom Derby on Saturday to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a record- extending 10th success in British flat racing's blue riband event. The 3-1 favourite, last year's champion juvenile, came to Epsom Downs after disappointing in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket last month but surged through on the inside and galloped across the line two and three quarter lengths clear. Ambiente Friendly (9-2) finished second with another O'Brien runner, Los Angeles (6-1), taking third and 25-1 Deira Mile in fourth.
Derby day was marred for spectators at Epsom on Saturday when a horse collapsed and died a few yards from the winning post in an earlier race.