OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 11, 2014—Trainer Eddie Willis saddled the winner in all four of the trials for the $257,050 Heritage Place Derby. The 400-yard final will be conducted on May 31.
Willis sent out co-top qualifiers This Dude Can Fly (trial 2) and Shades Of Blues Girl (trial 4) who both handled the measure in :20.019 seconds. The Ultimate Eagle (trial 1) and Fire Tested (trial 3) will also represent the barn in the final.
Willis now has 44 wins for the season, easily leading the standings by 20 over Clint Crawford.
This Dude Can Fly is owned by Luis De La Cerda and Abel Flores of San Antonio. The 3-year-old gelding is by One Famous Eagle from the First Down Dash mare Helens First Choice and was bred in Texas by Robert and Helen Wood.
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Shades Of Blues Girl is owned by Reliance Ranches of Llano, Texas. The 3-year-old filly is by Corona Cartel from the Sixarun mare Run The Dash and was bred in Oklahoma by Lucky Seven Ranch. She is a sister to World Champion Blues Girl Too.
For the complete field of Heritage Place Derby finalists, times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys CLICK HERE.
Jockey Jimmy Brooks was up for all of the derby trial wins. The riding quadruple gives him 42 wins for the season. He is 12 behind standings leader G.R. Carter who was shutout on Sunday.
Carter remains seven wins behind the retired Alvin “Bubba” Brossette for the all-time win record by a Quarter Horse jockey which is 3,631.
Remington Park’s 2014 American Quarter Horse & Mixed-breed Season continues Thursday thru Sunday, May 15-18. Racing is underway at 6pm on Thursday and Friday.
A special start time of 4pm is in effect for Saturday as Remington Park presents the simulcast of the 139th Preakness Stakes, featuring California Chrome as he continues his quest for the Triple Crown.
Sunday racing begins at 1:30pm.