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Among the 20 colts entered for the 2023 Kentucky Derby on May 6, there is one who is unique among his peers for a tie to a Kentucky Derby winner of decades past. Hit Show has this special heritage and was bred in Kentucky by Gary and Mary West Stables Inc. and races for the Wests, like many other of their homebreds.
Veteran jockey Kent Desormeaux and his mount, veteran 5-year-old gelding Stilleto Boy, were the perfect pair when they entered the gate on Saturday in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap.
With his first victory in Santa Anita’s signature race for older horses coming 31 years ago, 53-year-old Kent Desormeaux added a third Santa Anita Handicap (G1) win to his Hall of Fame resume on Saturday at the Arcadia, Calif. track as he coaxed 5-year-old gelding Stilleto Boy to a neck triumph over Eastern invader Proxy.
Stilleto Boy won the Santa Anita Handicap for his first Grade 1 win and biggest victory for veteran trainer Ed Moger Jr.
The venerable Shamrock Farm in Woodbine, Md., is now standing Coltimus Prime.