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Getaway Car and Caldera dueled to the wire in the Sunland Park Derby

Owner

MyRacehorse

Trainer

D. Wayne Lukas

Jockey

Bejarano, Rafael

Breeder

Don Alberto Corporation

Earnings

$85,360

Color

Gray or Roan

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Derby News February 16, 2025

Sunland Park: Getaway Car edges Caldera; Runnin N Gunnin rolls

Sunday’s Sunland Park Derby turned out to be a thriller, as 6-5 favorite Getaway Car just got the nod over Caldera in a photo finish.

Looking Ahead: Hall of Fame trainers send Getaway Car and Caldera to Sunland Park Derby

The Road to the Kentucky Derby heads to New Mexico on Sunday for the Sunland Park Derby, offering 20 qualifying points to the winner. The race is known for Mine That Bird’s 2009 fourth-place finish that springboarded his 50-1 Run for the Roses win.

The Derby Dispatch for Thursday, Feb, 13

The race to the $5 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade I) heats up Saturday as the Championship Series on the Road to the Kentucky Derby gets underway with the $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Risen Star Stakes (GII) at Fair Grounds.
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