Trainer Stacy Charette-Hill saddled 12 horses today at Canterbury Park in the three trial races for the $52,775 Canterbury Park Quarter Horse Derby. Eight of the 12 ran fast enough to qualify for the July 6 final, including top qualifier Send Me This Wagon who covered 400 yards in 19.872 seconds.
The six fastest 3-year-olds were from Charette-Hill’s stable while Ed Ross Hardy had the seventh qualifier and Charley Hunt the eighth.
“I thought I had five good enough to get into the final,” Charette-Hill said. “Send Me This Wagon is probably the fastest but High Dice is just a solid horse.” High Dice was the second fastest qualifier.
Jockey Jorge Torres rode the winner for Charette-Hill in each of the three trials.
The 10 qualifiers:
Send Me This Wagon 19.872 Charette-Hill
High Ace 19.987 Charette-Hill
This Wagons Okay 19,989 Charette-Hill
Littel Pyc 20.089 Charette-Hill
Eyesa Wagon Maker 20.189 Charette-Hill
Wolfgang James 20.247 Charette-Hill
Xoom 20.238 Hardy
Valiant Wisdom 20.368 Hunt
Sassie Wagon 20.368 Charette-Hill
My Red Rock 20.399 Charette-Hill
