Texas Derby Black Type

Chart notes

HAYES STRIKE saved ground down the backstretch, was urging on the far turn, angled out five wide in the early stretch then dug in gamely to close fastest and be up at the wire to prevail. HARLOCAP tracked the pace from the three path in the first trio of rivals, rallied on the far turn then lead in the late stretch but was caught in the end. EYEING CLOVER pressed the pace in hand while two wide, given queue off the far turn to make a three wide bid, was in a long drive but was caught in the end. GHOST HERO set the pressured pace in hand down the backstretch, nudged along leaving the five sixteenths, put down for the drive leaving the far turn then gave way grudgingly in the end. RARIFIED FLAIR tracked the pace from the inside, then menaced gamely on the far turn to close willingly in the stretch but it wasn't enough. GUNFLASH chased the pace from the inside down the backstretch, then came out three wide to bid on the far turn but came up evenly in the stretch. HOW DID HE DO THAT settled between rivals down the backstretch, then dropped back behind the field, rallied in the upper stretch but it was too little too late. CABALLO FELIZ tracked the pace between rivals, was in a strong drive throughout the far turn then gave way in late stretch. BLACK POWDER chased the pace while three wide in the second group of rivals then rallied on the far turn then flattened out in the stretch. SINGLE RULER settled in the three path down the backstretch, then rallied on the far turn and was no threat. CURLY JACK chased the pace between rivals then faded on the far turn and had no final bid in the end.