2003 Kentucky Derby Contenders

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2003 Kentucky Derby Contenders

Trainer: Robert Hess Jr.
Jockey: Mike Smith
Foaling Date: 2-19-2000
Pedigree: Saint Ballado - Crystal River by Black Tie AffairS
Dosage Profile: 6-3-11-2-2
Dosage Index/CD: 1.53 0.38
2002 Record: 1 start 1-0-0 $19,200
Graded Stakes Earnings: $110,000
Note: Winner of the El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate in his first stakes race and only his third lifetime start. Finished last in the Santa Anita Derby and the Lexington so off the trail.

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