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chip honcho received with $100,000 gun runner stakes On the Fairgrounds, he received his third of 5 races for coach Steve Asmussen.
Chip Honcho, ridden by Paco Lopez, ran 1 1/16 miles in 1 minute, 44.76 seconds to beat Liberty Nationwide by three-quarters of a size. Crown the Buckeye, who led from begin to end, held on to take third place.
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With a clear break, Chip Honcho settled on the surface of the leaders and saved pacesetter Clown the Buckeye in sight with instances of 23.62 and 46.66 seconds. Liberty Nationwide broke slowly after contact firstly, positioned itself close to the again of the sphere, and steadily superior alongside the rail.
As Chip Honcho and Liberty Nationwide continued to shut in, Crown the Buckeye continued to run robust till the far flip, however started to tire deep within the straight. Chip Honcho made a decisive transfer on the surface of the lead and Liberty Nationwide rallied within the closing levels to safe second place.
The win gave Chip Honcho 10 factors towards the leaderboard on the highway to the Kentucky Derby. Liberty Nationwide earned 5 factors for second place and Crown the Buckeye earned three factors for third place. High quality Mischief ran 4th place and earned 2 factors. Very Related completed in fifth place and added 1 level for a complete of 6 leaderboard factors.
Chip Honcho, who took his first win after a mile at Churchill Downs, proved himself within the closing two corners of Gun Runner. He joins Epicenter and Truck Phantom because the Asmussen winners of the primary of 4 native derby preparations.
Chip Honcho of Leland Ackerley Racing paid $9.80, $4.40 and $3.00. His profession file was 3:2-1-0 and he earned $150,475.
