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The six-horse BC Derby is being referred to by a panel of Hastings’ handicapping experts as “wide open with no clear favorite."
Besides Prince of Monaco, Baffert also saddles Mirahmadi in the Futurity. The Into Mischief colt is still a maiden, but has been competitive in his three starts.
Peter Redekop’s Abeliefinthislivin, a maiden winner at Santa Anita before a brief and unfruitful venture on the U.S. Triple Crown trail this spring, found a Derby success north of the border Saturday evening when scoring a 2½-length triumph in the Canadian Derby (G3) at Century Mile Racetrack in Edmonton.
Last year, Slew’s Tiz Whiz exploded in the final furlong to collar Papa’s Golden Boy and win going away in 1:34.46
Anisette won her second consecutive U.S. start with a stretch-running victory under Umberto Rispoli in Saturday's San Clemente Stakes at Del Mar.