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Title: Has a Derby winner ever lost to a Filly prior to the Derby?
Post by: boston on April 24, 2014, 09:33:13 AM

I was watching replays and noticed that Vicar\'s in Trouble lost his first race to Ruslana a filly.

Title: Re: Has a Derby winner ever lost to a Filly prior to the Derby?
Post by: kencbs on April 24, 2014, 12:03:53 PM

I looked it up - Winning Colors finished 2nd in a filly stake race at SA before the SA Oaks & SA Derby

Title: Re: Has a Derby winner ever lost to a Filly prior to the Derby?
Post by: boston on April 24, 2014, 01:50:27 PM

Thank you - do you know if a colt KD winner has lost to a filly?

Title: Re: Has a Derby winner ever lost to a Filly prior to the Derby?
Post by: mcnatton on April 25, 2014, 11:19:19 PM

I\'m certain Sea Hero lost to a filly in a turf allowance race in his start prior to the Blue Grass. He had two turf starts at Gulfstream as a 3yo. The first was a loaded stakes race full of future graded stakes winners. The other was an allowance race where he lost to this filly. I wish I could remember her name.

Title: Re: Has a Derby winner ever lost to a Filly prior to the Derby?
Post by: louisvilleguy1111 on April 25, 2014, 11:30:34 PM

Her name was Icy Warning she beat Sea Hero on the grass. She ended up earning like 600K winning several races.

Title: Re: Has a Derby winner ever lost to a Filly prior to the Derby?
Post by: jimbo66 on April 26, 2014, 12:23:58 AM

Has there ever been a derby winner who had an owner whose first born child had brown hair with blue eyes?

About as relevant as this stat.......

Title: Re: Has a Derby winner ever lost to a Filly prior to the Derby?
Post by: Edgorman on April 26, 2014, 07:49:21 AM

I\'m an owner and my oldest daughter has blue eyes and brown hair.  When I get my Derby horse I\'ll let you guys know. You might be on to something Jimbo.
Good luck to all.