It was the two out-of-town shippers, Blackadder and Mackinnon, that invaded the Bay Area and stole the show Feb. 12 in Golden Gate Fields’ signature event for 3-year-olds, the $100,000 El Camino Real Derby. Trainer Bob Baffert took home his third El Camino Real trophy when the lightly-raced Blackadder blitzed by slow-starting Mackinnon in deep stretch by a neck.
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2022 El Camino Real Derby Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses
Northern California racing takes a bow Saturday on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve as Golden Gate Fields hosts the $100,000 El Camino Real Derby.
