NEWS
Lord Shogun after fifth straight in Manitoba Derby
Posted: Saturday, August 03, 2002
Lord Shogun will aim for his fifth consecutive win when he starts in a field of seven entered in the $100,000 Manitoba Derby (Can-G3) at Assiniboia Downs on Monday.
Lord Shogun is coming off back-to-back stakes wins. He won the $40,000 Ky Alta Handicap at Northlands Park on July 13 after taking the Alberta Derby (Can-G3) on June 15 at Stampede Park. The son of Maudlin has won four straight races overall going into Monday's 1 1/8-mile race for three-year-olds.
Top challengers include Montana Rush, who has finished second in three stakes races at Canterbury Park and Fonner Park this year; and Ekati, who is coming off a victory in the $30,000 Derby Trial Stakes at Assiniboia Downs on July 14.
The field, in post-position order, with (sire), jockey, weight, trainer, and odds:
1. Montana Rush (Gold Fever), Derek Bell, 126, Doug Oliver, 5-2;
2. Coldstream (Cool Halo), Jacques DesAutels, 126, Peter Rasmussen, 20-1;
3. Bodyslam (Boanerges), Ken Hendricks, 126, Wendy Anderson, 20-1;
4. Lord Shogun (Maudlin), Quincy Welch, 126, Robert Van Overschot, 3-2;
5. Ekati (Katahaula County), Rohan Singh, 126, Jim Smith, 4-1;
6. Silver Greek (Silver of Silver), Timothy Gardiner, 126, Chad Torevell, 20-1; and
7. Beau Pip (Boanerges), Juan Crawford, 126, Raymond Liu, 15-1.
