Pedigree suggests Way Out West can handle distance in CTBA Derby
Way Out West will bring a supportive pedigree to the table Saturday, when he makes his two-turn debut in the $40,000 CTBA Derby at Arapahoe Park. He is a son of Fusaichi Pegasus, the Kentucky Derby winner in 2000.
The CTBA Derby is a 1 1/16-mile race restricted to 3-year-olds bred in Colorado.
Way Out West is not alone in his quest for two-turn success. None of his 11 rivals has won at the trip, and just one, Sherman T, has raced beyond six furlongs, going a mile last out when eighth in an allowance at Arapahoe.
CTBA Derby (Race 9)
KEY CONTENDERS
Way Out West, by Fusaichi Pegasus
Last 3 Beyers: 55-47-18
* He is the most accomplished member of the field as a two-time stakes winner, with his victories coming last year at Arapahoe in the $46,000 CTBA Futurity and the $54,000 Silver Cup Futurity.
* Way Out West enters the CTBA Derby off a runner-up finish in a conditioned allowance over six furlongs June 10 at Arapahoe. The race came against open company, and he will be moving back into the Colorado-bred ranks Saturday.
* Way Out West is out of the stakes-winning mare Labar, who won her maiden at 1 1/16 miles and was a stakes winner at a mile on the grass. She earned $271,558.
* David Cardoso has the mount from post 10 for trainer Tyrone Gleason.
* Way Out West races for Kent Bamford and Randy Patterson.
Whiskeydrunkagain, by Maimonides
Last 3 Beyers: 53-58-54
* He owns the field’s top Beyer Speed Figure, a 58 for his 12-length maiden special weight win over Colorado-breds May 28 at Arapahoe.
* He has raced once since, finishing second in a conditioned allowance against open company June 11 at Arapahoe.