August Rain Looms in British Columbia Derby

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Photo: Ryan Haynes
August Rain wins the Canadian Derby at Century Mile

The graded stakes action Sept. 14 in Canada is not limited to Woodbine, which stages six graded races, four of them grade 1s.

Elsewhere in Western Canada, Hastings Racecourse hosts the CA$125,000 British Columbia Derby (G3), a 1 1/8-mile dirt race led by the 1-2 finishers from the Canadian Derby (G3) at Century Mile Aug. 24.

Peter Redekop's homebred August Rain , a chestnut 3-year-old by Sungold , rallied to win that fast-paced race over J Dutton . August Rain, trained by Barbara Heads, is likely to be favored on Saturday under Amadeo Perez, as the gelding was when competing in the Canadian Derby. August Rain is a six-time winner from 10 starts. 

J Dutton is a California-bred son of Smiling Tiger owned by Gordon Christoff and Lance Giesbrecht. Trained by Robert Anderson, the gelding will be making his third stakes start in the British Columbia Derby.

The British Columbia Derby is one of four stakes at Hastings on Saturday along with the Jack Diamond Futurity, Sadie Diamond Futurity, and British Columbia Oaks.

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Hastings Racecourse, Saturday, September 14, 2024, Race 6

  • Grade III
  • 1 1/8m
  • Dirt
  • $125,000
  • 3 yo
  • 5:05 PM (local)
PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L
1 1Shock the House (BC) Alexander Marti 124 Brian J. O'Connell 8/1
2 2August Rain (BC) Amadeo Perez 124 Barbara Heads 5/2
3 3Classy City (KY) Dane Nelson 124 Craig Robert Smith 15/1
4 4Diocles (BC) Kerron Khelawan 124 Pat Jarvis 10/1
5 5What's Shakin (BC) Silvino Morales 124 Cindy Krasner 15/1
6 6Westminster (KY) Christopher Roy Mamdeen 124 Robert Maybin 20/1
7 7Lord of Battle (KY) Brian Boodramsingh 124 Milton Palma 15/1
8 8Tougherthantherest (KY) Bebeto Deneiko Harvey 124 John Snow 4/1
9 9Horatio (BC) Ridge Balgobin 124 Dino K. Condilenios 20/1
10 10Moneyshot (KY) Kimal Santo 124 Ian Jewell 12/1
11 11J Dutton (CA) Antonio Ambrosio Reyes 124 Robert J. Anderson 5/1
12 12Skipper's Pride (IN) Antonio Whitehall 124 Karline Kingston 15/1