ALBUQUERQUE -- A field of six 3-year-olds has been entered in Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile, $55,000 Charles Taylor Derby at Albuquerque Downs.
Passed By Paul, a $30,000 claim at Santa Anita Park on April 28, drew post 3 and will be ridden by Tracy Hebert. Trained by Dick Cappelucci for owners Eli Diamant, Manuel Mangia, and Jeff Stinson, Passed By Paul will be making his first-ever start outside of California in the Charles Taylor Derby.
Other contenders include Dewey Williams’ Outrageous Green, a stakes winner during the current Arapahoe Park meet. Outrageous Green has earned $45,095 from eight races this year, and his season resume includes a half-length victory in the 6-furlong, $30,000 Inaugural Stakes at Arapahoe on May 21. Outrageous Green drew post 2 and will be ridden by Karlo Lopez for trainer Eugene Burns.
The Charles Taylor Derby will be the sixth race on Albuquerque Downs’ 10-race Saturday program. Estimated post time for the stakes is set for 8:10 p.m. (MDT).
The complete lineup, including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:
1- General Council (Elvin Gonzalez), 7-2
2- Outrageous Green (Karlo Lopez), 5-1
3- Passed By Paul (Tracy Hebert), 4-1
4- Ol’ Drunk Daddy (Alfredo Sigala), 3-1
5- Wine N Divine (J. Martin Bourdieu), 5-2
6- Stand Up Stand Out (Alejandro Medellin), 8-1
NOTES FROM THE DOWNS: Albuquerque Downs’ annual “Pink Day: The Race to Whip Cancer” will be held Sunday. The event will include a silent auction of donated items and individual race sponsorships and is organized by Jamie Zamora, a longtime New Mexico-based horsewoman and Albuquerque resident.
All proceeds from the event will benefit breast cancer research and prevention. A breast cancer survivor, Zamora was honored by the American Quarter Horse Association with its Millie Vessels Achievement Award in 2014….
Through the first 11 days of the Albuquerque Downs meet, J. Martin Bourdieu leads all Thoroughbred jockeys with 11 wins from 38 mounts. Justin Evans tops the Thoroughbred trainer standings with 15 winners from 46 starters. Isaias Cardenas is the meet’s leading Quarter Horse jockey with five wins from 26 mounts. Jesus Carrete tops the Quarter Horse trainer standings with five winners from 13 starters.