The $250,000 Iowa Derby will feature some familiar names from the Triple Crown trail as well as some up-and-coming new players to the three-year-old ranks. Run at a mile and a sixteenth, the Grade 3 contest has drawn a field of nine.
Headlining the field as the 3-1 morning line favorite is Kentucky Derby also-ran Vicar’s in Trouble. He will be making his first start since a nineteenth and last-place finish in the Run for the Roses. Prior to the debacle in Louisville, the sophomore son of Into Mischief had won three races including the Louisiana Derby (G2) for trainer Michael Maker. Cornelio Velazquez will be in the irons for the injured Rose Napravnik.
Second choice at 7-2 is Embellishing Bob, the winner of the Derby Trial Stakes (G3) via disqualification in April. Trained by Steve Margolis, the son of Northern Afleet will have regular rider Brian Hernandez back aboard after a seventh-place finish in the Woody Stephens Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park last time out. He is stretching back out to a route after sprinting in his last start.
Also in the field is the promising Charge Now, a lightly-raced son of dual Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Tiznow. Junior Alvarado will be in the irons for Bill Mott and will carry the green and white colors of WinStar Farm, LLC. Tabbed at 8-1 morning line, the colt is a half-brother to Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver and has won two of his three starts. The Iowa Derby will be his stakes debut.
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