Jockey Juan Hernandez deftly guided Speaking Scout through an opening and the 3-year-old Mr. Speaker colt drove to his first graded stakes win in the $400,000 Hollywood Derby (G1) Saturday at Del Mar.
The Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' colorbearer, trained by Graham Motion, completed 1 1/8 miles on firm turf in 1:49.34 and returned $18.40 for the win. Saturday's triumph followed his close second to Cabo Spirit in the Twilight Derby (G2) Oct. 29 at Santa Anita. He earned his first stakes win prior to that in the Hawthorne Derby Oct. 1.
Spycatcher was second, and Wit finished third.
Speaking Scout, who was bred in Kentucky by Mike Abraham, improved to 4-4-0 from 14 career starts. The $3,000 purchase by Pedro Hernandez at the 2020 OBC October Yearlings, Two-Year-Olds, and Horses of Racing Age Sale was produced by the Pleasant Tap mare Miss Scout.
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