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Fields Drawn for Illinois Derby Day Stakes

7th race $500,000 Illinois Derby (G2)
1 1/8 miles 3yos

Post	Horse	Jockey	Odds
1	Malameeze	McKee	8-1
2	Creative Force	Perez	30-1
3	Itsallboutthechase	Emigh	12-1
4	Lewis Michael	Alvarado	20-1
5	Devilofarush	Baird	30-1
6	Mister Triester	Blanc	8-1
7	Cause to Believe	R. Baze	5-2
8	Racketeer	Valenzuela	5-1
9	My Golden Song	DeCarlo	5-1
10	Sweetnorthernsaint	Desormeaux	4-1

9th race $100,000 Lost Code
6 furlongs 3yos

Post	Horse	Jockey	Odds
1	City Dweller	Desormeaux	5-1
2	Don’t Tell Mommy	Emigh	8-1
3	Spotsgone	McKee	9-2
4	Singalongwith Bert	Blanc	2-1
5	Rochester Cat	Thornton	7-2
6	Celluloid Hero	R. Baze	10-1

5th race $100,000 Meafara Stakes
6 furlongs 3yo fillies

Post	Horse	Jockey	Odds
1	My Chickadee	Emigh	5-1
2	Grandelena	Blanc	8-1
3	More Than Pretty	Campbell	9-2
4	Victorina	R. Baze	2-1
5	Readyforcocktails	DeCarlo	7-2
6	Dirty Rush	McKee	10-1
7	Lampoon	Sterling Jr.	6-1

Hawthorne’s spring 2006 Thoroughbred meet runs February 24 through May 4 with live racing five days per week: Friday through Tuesday. Post time is 1:10 p.m. Saturday through Tuesday and 3 p.m. on Friday. Hawthorne is dark Wednesdays and Thursdays and Easter Sunday April 16, but full card simulcasting from racetracks across the country is offered every day.

The Grade II $500,000 Illinois Derby, a prestigious prep for the world famous Kentucky Derby, will be run at Hawthorne on Saturday, April 8.

For more information visit www.hawthorneracecourse.com.

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