Chester, WV (Sports Network) – Arkansas Derby winner Overanalyze has drawn the far outside post in a nine-horse field for Saturday’s 44th running of the 1 1\/8-mile $750,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park.<\/p>\n
The colt will try and give trainer Todd Pletcher another victory in a key stakes race for 3-year-olds. Last weekend, Pletcher sent out Palace Malice and Verrazano to win the Jim Dandy Stakes and Haskell Invitational, respectively.<\/p>\n
Overanalyze will be ridden on Saturday for the first time by Rosie Napravnik.<\/p>\n
Owned by Mike Repole, Overanalyze is coming off a seventh-place finish behind Palace Malice in the Belmont Stakes. The colt followed his Arkansas win with an 11th in the Kentucky Derby.<\/p>\n
Overanalyze posted wins in 2012 in the Futurity at Belmont Park and Remsen at Aqueduct. On March 2 he came in fifth as the 17-10 favorite in the Gotham Stakes behind Vyjack.<\/p>\n
The 3-year-old has banked $956,381 with four wins in nine lifetime starts.<\/p>\n
Illinois Derby champ Departing will start from post 5 with Robby Albarado also riding the gelding for the first time.<\/p>\n
Trained by Al Stall Jr., Departing is making his first start since finishing sixth to Oxbow in the Preakness. After winning his only start as a 2-year-old, he began 2013 with an allowance win at Fair Grounds and a minor stakes victory at Sam Houston Park.<\/p>\n
The gelding, owned by Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider, was third in the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. He has won four of six career starts for $628,000.<\/p>\n
Here is the field for the West Virginia Derby in post position order: Shaler, DeShawn Parker; Ruler of Love, Calvin Borel; Say Ow, Saul Arias; Betweenhereandcool, Ricardo Santana Jr.; Departing, Robby Albarado; Mi Sto Divertendo, Marco Ccamaque; Ledokol, TBA; Stratocruiser, Alex Cintron and Overanalyze, Rosie Napravnik.<\/p>\n
The West Virginia Derby’s post is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. (ET).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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