Tizdejavu was sent to the front immediately by jockey Garrett Gomez, and he set an easy pace of 24.48, 48.06, and 1:12.31 over the firm course, opening up a 5 length advantage after half a mile. Wicked Style sat second for the first 7 furlongs. Entering the stretch, Tizdejavu accelerated away from the competition, pulling away to a 7 length lead at the 1/8 pole after a mile in 1:36.35. Golden Yank closed well from seventh but was left with too much ground to cover, as Tizdejavu cruised to a 4 length gate-to-wire win in 1:49.15. It was 1/2 a length back to favorite Old Man Buck in third, who raced in midpack fourth but could not gain late.
Winning jockey Garrett Gomez said, "There did not seem to be a lot of speed in there looking at the race. Julien (Leparoux on Wicked Style) and I broke about two lengths ahead of the field and then he took back. This colt has nice, huge stride and he just went on from there."
Winning trainer Greg Fox said, "I think his performance speaks for itself. We are going to enjoy this victory now (before committing to the next race). He has plenty of options. We decided to put him on the grass after he ran in the allowance race at Keeneland (on April 12). Garrett felt that the Polytrack may be not his best surface and that he would like the grass. He is a very happy horse."
Results chart from DRF
