EL CAMINO REAL DERBY
This Saturday bring your Valentine for a sunny day at the races.
The Grade 3 El Camino Real Derby is Northern California's premiere race for Kentucky Derby hopefuls.
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California Derby winner Zeewat, who has Hall of Fame connections in trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and jockey Russell Baze, will head the field in this year’s El Camino Real Derby. Russell Baze is closing in on his 12,000 win!
In 31 runnings (1982-2012) the El Camino Real Derby has produced a Kentucky Derby winner and Horse of the Year (Charismatic-1999), two Kentucky Derby runners-up (Cavonnier-1996 and Casual Lies-1992), five Preakness Stakes winners (Charismatic-1999, Tabasco Cat-1994, Snow Chief-1986, Tank’s Prospect-1985, and Gate Dancer-1984), a Belmont Stakes winner (Tabasco Cat-1994), and a Belmont Stakes runner-up (Ten Most Wanted-2003).
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Comcast SportsNet Bay Area will present comprehensive on-site coverage of the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby, Northern California’s official Kentucky Derby prep, live from Golden Gate Fields on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 4-5 p.m. PT. If you can't make it out.
The network’ s one-hour coverage will feature in-depth race preview and analysis, interviews with participants, and retrospectives of the Bay Area’s historic racing legacy. The broadcast will culminate with the 32nd running of the El Camino Real Derby.
Come out early and get your free EL CAMINO REAL DERBY JACKET a happy hour with 2$ beers too.Sunday and Monday are dollar days this week.