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PYC FIRST PRIZE JOE TAKES FIRST PRIZE IN MILE HIGH DERBY
Pyc First Prize Joe, under jockey Ramiro Garcia, winning the Mile High Derby at Arapahoe Park on Saturday.
© Coady PhotographyAURORA, CO—AUGUST 16, 2014—The improvement of Pyc First Prize Joe from a $7,500 claim in Oklahoma in April culminated on Saturday at Arapahoe Park with a daylight victory in the $85,740 Mile High Derby.
The fastest qualifier from the trials on August 1 and the 7-5 favorite in the field of nine, Pyc First Prize Joe pulled away for a 1˝ -length victory in :19.611 seconds for 400 yards. Ramiro Garcia rode the Jose Aguilera-owned-and-trained 3-year-old bay gelding sired by Paint Your Wagon out of dam First Prize Joy, by Oak Tree Special.
Pyc First Prize Joe had finished second in the $67,155 Rocky Mountain Derby at Arapahoe Park on July 12 heading into the Mile High trials. Bred in Oklahoma by Weetona Stanley, Pyc First Prize Joe has won four of 12 starts. The $34,296 winner's purse boosted his career total to $71,201.
Bf Storm Chaser and jockey Russell Vicchrilli was second with a neck to Jo Jo Hot Legs and jockey Francisco Giles in third.
Completing the field were Nifty Fury, Red Finch, Tollie Rossel, Pinffulo, Ncc Firefly and Shawnee Kid.