Ky. Derby trail: Baffert’s Getaway Car faces 8 in Sunland Derby
Photo:
Tim Sudduth / Eclipse Sportswire
Getaway Car, part of trainer Bob Baffert’s deep roster of
3-year-olds, was made the 9-5 morning-line favorite after drawing post 4 for
next Sunday’s $400,000 Sunland Derby.
The 20th running of Sunland Park’s signature race that goes
1 1/16 miles around two turns is a Kentucky Derby 2025 prep. It is worth
20-10-6-4-2 qualifying points to the top five finishers.
Click here for Sunland Park entries and results.
Bought as a yearling for $700,000 by the SF Racing
partnership, Getaway Car won his first two races including the Grade 3 Best Pal
Stakes in August at Del Mar. The Curlin colt has not won since, finishing
second in the American Pharoah (G1) and Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) and fourth
in the Del Mar Futurity (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Juan Hernández will ride
Getaway Car as usual next weekend.
Turfway Prevue runner-up Touchy (7-2), Del Mar Futurity
second-place finisher McKinzie Street (4-1) and 3-for-3 local stakes winner Take
Charge Tom (8-1) also are in the field of nine 3-year-olds.
The Sunland Derby will be the ninth race next Sunday, when
the first post time is 2:25 p.m. EST.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last start / Next start | Morn. line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Itsmybirthday Vekoma |
0.00 |
1st, TUP ALW (1/16/2025-R5) |
20-1 | |
|
Last race Next race |
1st, TUP ALW (1/16/2025-R5) |
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| 2 |
|
Remember Big Jim Medaglia d’Oro |
0.00 |
2nd, Riley Allison Derby |
12-1 | |
|
Last race Next race |
2nd, Riley Allison Derby |
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| 3 |
|
Smash It Star Guitar |
5.79 |
3rd, Riley Allison Derby |
12-1 | |
|
Last race Next race |
3rd, Riley Allison Derby |
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| 4 |
|
Getaway Car Curlin |
6.92 | 9-5 | ||
|
Last race Next race |
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| 5 |
|
Spenard Spun To Run |
0.00 |
1st, TUP MOC (1/16/2025-R3) |
20-1 | |
|
Last race Next race |
1st, TUP MOC (1/16/2025-R3) |
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| 6 |
|
Take Charge Tom Tom’s d’Etat |
0.00 |
1st, Riley Allison Derby |
8-1 | |
|
Last race Next race |
1st, Riley Allison Derby |
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| 7 |
|
McKinzie Street McKinzie |
6.39 | 4-1 | ||
|
Last race Next race |
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| 8 |
|
Touchy Nyquist |
6.06 | 7-2 | ||
|
Last race Next race |
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| 9 |
|
Caldera Liam’s Map |
5.87 |
1st, OP MSW (1/17/2025-R2) |
5-1 | |
|
Last race Next race |
1st, OP MSW (1/17/2025-R2) |
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