FULL FIELD OF 12 ENTERED IN
SUNDAY’S CALIFORNIA DERBY
Twelve 3-year-olds, including a trio from the barn of Irishman Paddy Gallagher, are set to compete in the $150,000 California Derby at Golden Gate Fields Sunday.
The first Kentucky Derby prep of the year in Northern California, the California Derby will be run at 1 1/16-miles. Post time Sunday is 12:15 p.m. and the California Derby will be run as the eighth race on a 10-race card that begins at 12:15 p.m.
Gallagher will send out the undefeated colt Yankee Bravo and Irish-breds Spinning Sound and Robscarvic in the California Derby.
Yankee Bravo is perfect in two starts. The Kentucky-bred broke his maiden in Great Britain last September and then captured the Eddie Logan Stakes on the turf at Santa Anita in his U.S. debut on Dec. 29. Jockey Alex Solis has the call on Yankee Bravo.
Spinning Sound ran fifth in the Eddie Logan, beaten 4 1/4 lengths by Yankee Bravo in the one-mile feature. Spinning Sound has one win in four starts and he’ll be ridden in the California Derby by Francisco Duran.
Robscarvic, also 1-for-4 lifetime, ran fifth in both the Pinjara Stakes at Santa Anita and the Grade 3 Generous Stakes at Hollywood Park. Gallagher has given jockey Victor Espinoza the riding assignment on Robscarvic.
The field for the California Derby, in post position order, is as follows: Cafe Tortoni, Luis Contreras will ride; Robscarvic, Espinoza; Victory Pete, Joe Talamo; Medjool, Michael Baze; Many Rivers, Frank Alvarado; Overland, Chad Schvaneveldt; Capture The Call, Russell Baze; Tres Borrachos, Martin Garcia; Bert’s Law, Kyle Kaenel; Spinning Sound, Duran; Yankee Bravo, Solis; and Moonlit Master, Mario Gutierrez.
All of the starters will carry 121 pounds.
Fans attending the track Sunday will receive a free Golden Gate Fields fleece blanket.