RACE 6, ALL TWO-YEAR-OLDS, 1 1/16th MILES, TURF, 3:48 P.M.

ROGUE ROMANCE (2yo chestnut colt), a homebred by Smarty Jones, is a half-brother to three horses with black-type, including Savorthetime, who won the Grade 3 First Lady Handicap, captured five other listed or overnight stakes, and earned $605,356.

Owner: Catesby W. Clay
Trainer: Kenneth McPeek
Jockey: Michael Luzzi

 

WILLY PAY (2yo gray or roan colt), by Broken Vow, was a $6,000 Keeneland November weanling who later sold for $60,000 at the OBS in March after breezing a furlong in 11 seconds (video). His dam Sanctified is a half-sister to Seaquay, who won the Debutante at Churchill Downs and the Desert Vixen at Calder as a juvenile, annexed seven other stakes between the ages of three and six, and banked $768,002.

Owner: Steve Bellini, LRE Racing LLC, & J. Riota
Trainer: John Kimmel
Jockey: Ramon Dominguez

 

COCKEYED ROOSTER (2yo bay colt) is out of Saintly Speech, a Group 3 winner in France as a 2-year-old. Her half-brother Maruka Diesis won a stakes in Japan, while her half-sister Woodland Melody won a Group 3 in France during her juvenile season. Cockeyed Rooster, a son of Elusive Quality, was a $135,000 Keeneland September yearling.

Owner: Pegasus Holdings Group Stables LLC
Trainer: John Terranova
Jockey: TBA

 

DERBY KITTEN (2yo bay colt) is by sophomore sire Kitten’s Joy and is a full-brother to William’s Kitten, who last year won the Sunday Silence at Louisiana Downs and finished second to Super Saver in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill Downs, and was third in January’s Grade 3 Holy Bull at Gulfstream Park.

Owner: Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey
Trainer: Michael Maker
Jockey: Julien Leparoux