Mayor Marv took the lead forty feet from the gate and never looked back, drawing off to win by three lengths in the Turf Paradise Derby. The betting favorite at even odds covered the mile and a sixteenth in 1:43.23.
Mayor Marv's stiffest competition came from local favorite Hidden Bounty, the second betting choice at 9/5. Hidden Bounty ran well, stalking Mayor Marv from the outset and looking for a few strides as if he might have the gas to finish the job. He drew along side Mayor Marv with a furlong to go, but David Flores asked the Mayor for more and got it, while Hidden Bounty had nothing left and faded to a lapsing second place.
Just Jebicah finished third in a good race for him, and long shot Lesson in Deceit finished fourth.
After the race, the TVG hosts discussed the possibility of Mayor Marv shipping to Santa Anita to run in the April 4th Santa Anita Derby for $750,000, a turnaround of about five weeks. A quick check of the nominations for that race on the Santa Anita website confirm that he is nominated, but I think that race might be a little over his head. However, if he hopes to continue on the Derby trail, he will need to be stout there, or in a similar race, to earn enough money to qualify. Keep in mind that he's now won two straight and is under the tutelage of Bob Baffert, who is certainly no stranger to getting big runs out of his horses. Still a longshot, but he performed as asked today, and can't be counted out yet.
Mayor Marv $4.00 $2.40 $2.10
Hidden Bounty $2.60 $2.40
Just Jebicah $6.00
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