Madefromlucky Wins West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park
Las Vegas, NV - Mountaineer Park in New Cumberland, West Virginia was the scene of the $750,000 Grade 2 West Virginia Derby on Saturday, August 1. Horses three years old and upward were featured as they took to Mountaineer's dirt track and went 1 1/8 miles. Cheyenne Stables and Mac Nichol's 5-2 slight choice Madefromlucky rallied from off the pace to post the 1 1/2 length victory. War Story also made an impressive comeback and finished second after trailing for the majority of the race while Souper Colossal got in for third. Completing the order were Iron Fist, Thirtypiecesofsilver, Tale of Verve, Tommy Macho, Bent On Bourbon, and Alliseeisgold. Tekton and Stanford scratched to run the Curlin Stakes.
West Virginia Derby Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Madefromlucky | J. Bravo | $7.20 | $3.80 | $3.00 |
| 11 | Souper Colossal | P. Lopez | $8.00 | $5.20 | |
| 6 | War Story | D. Parker | $6.60 |
Times in 5ths: :24 :483 1:13 1:383 1:512
Times in 100ths: :24.19 :48.67 1:13.01 1:38.66 1:51.40
Winning Trainer: Pletcher Todd | Owner: Cheyenne Stables LLC and Nichol, Mac
Scratched: Stanford and Tekton
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Iron Fist, Thirtysilverpieces, Tale of Verve, Tommy Macho, Bent On Bourbon and Alliseeisgold |
| $2 Perfecta (10-11) Paid: $74.20, $2 Trifecta (10-11-6) Paid: $500.80, $2 Superfecta (10-11-6-7) Paid: $2,351.20, $1 Super High Five (10-11-6-7-ALL) Paid: $2,756.00 |
