Placed just once in his three starts so far this year, juvenile champion Storm the Court will try to get his season back on track in this Saturday's Grade 3 $500,000 Ohio Derby. The 3-year-old son of Court Vision was made the 3-1 morning line favorite in the 14-horse field, set to go nine furlongs over the main track at Thistledown in North Randall, Ohio.
The race offers the winner 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, rescheduled for Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Peter Eurton, Storm the Court won last fall's Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita. This year, the colt finished fourth in the G2 San Vicente in his sophomore debut, then third in the G2 San Felipe in March. Most recently, he finished sixth in the G1 Arkansas Derby. This Saturday, Storm the Court will be partnered by regular rider Flavien Prat and break from post 13.
Rowdy Yates will make his first start since returning from overseas in the Ohio Derby. Trained by Steve Asmussen, the Morning Line colt will be breaking from post 3 under jockey Tyler Baze. Rowdy Yates is a four-time stakes winner, and is 9-2 on the morning line after finishing fourth in the Saudi Derby Cup last out.
The full field for Saturday's Ohio Derby is as follows:
- Dean Martini (rider TBD, Amoss) 20-1
- Rogue Element (McKee, Romans) 30-1 (AE)
- Rowdy Yates (Baze, Asmussen) 9-2
- Lebda (Cintron, Gonzalez) 7-2
- Dack Janiel's (Burke, Sisterson) 15-1
- Sprawl (Lopez, Mott) 15-1
- Informative (Bisono, St. Lewis) 12-1
- Bear Alley (Corrales, Romans) 30-1
- Code Runner (Feliciano, Asmussen) 6-1
- South Bend (Bejarano, Hough) 8-1
- Soros (Machado, Delgado) 15-1
- Established (Murrill, Stidham) 30-1
- Storm the Court (Prat, Eurton) 3-1
- Unrighteous (Parker, Pletcher) 20-1
- Celtic Striker (Gutierrez, Handal) 15-1
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