Full Result 12.24 Oaklawn Park (USA) | 2 April 2023

Arkansas Derby (Grade 1) (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)

(3yo) 1m1f Fast

1st £616,145.83 2nd £189,583.33 3rd £94,791.67 4th £47,395.83 5th £15,625 6th £15,625 7th £15,625 8th £15,625 9th £15,625 10th £15,625

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	6. Angel Of Empire (USA) 47/10 Flavien Prat Brad H Cox	Flavien Prat Brad H Cox	3	810	–	–	116	–
b c Classic Empire (USA) - Armony's Angel (USA) (To Honor And Serve)
Waited with towards rear, headway on outer under 3f out, chased leader 2f out, led inside final 1 1/2f and edged left, clear entering final furlong, comfortably

2⁽⁹⁾ 4¼	9. King Russell (USA) 59/1 Rafael Bejarano Ronald Moquett	Rafael Bejarano Ronald Moquett	3	87	–	–	102	–
rg c Creative Cause (USA) - Believe You Will (USA) (Proud Citizen)
Towards rear, ridden and took closer order under 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, went second close home, no chance with winner

3⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4¾]	8. Reincarnate (USA) 33/10 John R Velazquez Tim Yakteen	John R Velazquez Tim Yakteen	3	810 b	–	–	104	–
rg c Good Magic (USA) - Allanah (USA) (Scat Daddy)
Chased leader, ridden and not pace of new leader under 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong but no chance with winner, lost second close home

4⁽⁷⁾ hd [5]	7. Rocket Can (USA) 27/10F Junior Alvarado William Mott	Junior Alvarado William Mott	3	810	–	–	104	–
rg c Into Mischief (USA) - Tension (USA) (Tapit)
Settled in midfield, ridden and effort 2f out, no further impression 1 1/2f out, kept on again inside final furlong, never on terms

5⁽⁵⁾ ½ [5½]	5. Airtime (USA) 185/10 Cristian A Torres Robertino Diodoro	Cristian A Torres Robertino Diodoro	3	87	–	–	100	–
b c American Freedom (USA) - Miss Personality (USA) (Broken Vow)
Always prominent, fourth and ridden 1 1/2f out but not quicken, kept on same pace final furlong

6⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [5¾]	10. Red Route One (USA) 19/5 Tyler Gaffalione Steven Asmussen	Tyler Gaffalione Steven Asmussen	3	87 b¹	–	–	99	–
ch c Gun Runner (USA) - Red House (USA) (Tapit)
Dwelt, in rear, ridden and some progress over 2f out, run flattened out inside final furlong

7⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [8½]	4. Two Eagles River (USA) 87/10 Nik Juarez Chris A Hartman	Nik Juarez Chris A Hartman	3	87	–	–	93	–
bb g Cloud Computing (USA) - Majestic Island (USA) (Majestic Warrior)
Led, headed inside final 1 1/2f, soon weakened

8⁽²⁾ 2½ [11]	2. Interlock Empire (USA) 58/1 David Cabrera Kenneth McPeek	David Cabrera Kenneth McPeek	3	87	–	–	88	–
rg c Classic Empire (USA) - Curlabella (USA) (Curlin)
Always among backmarkers, well held final 2f

9⁽³⁾ 2½ [13½]	3. Harlocap (USA) 235/10 Ricardo Santana Jr Steven Asmussen	Ricardo Santana Jr Steven Asmussen	3	87 b	–	–	83	–
bb c Justify (USA) - Mezinka (USA) (Bodemeister)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened from 2f out

10⁽¹⁾ 5½ [19]	1. Bourbon Bash (USA) 87/10 Reylu Gutierrez D Wayne Lukas	Reylu Gutierrez D Wayne Lukas	3	87 b	–	–	71	–
b c City Of Light (USA) - Buy Sell Hold (USA) (Violence)
Settled in midfield, some progress halfway, weakened final 2f

10 ran Winning time: 1m 49.68s Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Kolomio
1st owner: Albaugh Family Stables LLC (Angel Of Empire) 1st breeder: Forgotten Land Investment Inc & Black Diamond Equine Corp
2nd owner: Brereton C Jones & Naber Racing LLC (King Russell)
3rd owner: SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing Et Al (Reincarnate)

12:24 Oaklawn Park (USA) 2 Apr 2023

Arkansas Derby (Grade 1) (3yo) (Main Track) (Dirt)