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A trio of trainer Brad Cox’s Kentucky Derby (G1) runners, including Angel of Empire, who finished third as the post-time favorite at 4-1 odds, recorded their first breezes Sunday morning at Churchill Downs since running in the Louisville classic on the first Saturday in May.
New York-bred Eye Witness, expertly handled by Jose Ortiz, notched a second consecutive open-company stakes score, staving off the late charge of Inflation Nation to capture Saturday’s $150,000 Paradise Creek, a seven-furlong Widener turf sprint for sophomores, at Belmont Park.
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Sun Thunder and Hernandez will leave the Derby starting gate from post position 13. He’s listed at 50-1 on the Derby morning line.