Sweeping from the again of the sphere to threaten chief Way Beyond on the prime of the lane, Daneyko battled that rival down the Sunland Park stretch Sunday and thrust his nostril in entrance as they hit the wire within the $100,000 Riley Allison Derby.
Roys Mansur’s homebred Vekoma colt, ridden by Alfredo Juarez Jr. for coach Edward Kereluk, completed the one-mile journey in 1:37.53 and returned $11.60 for the victory. Watch a replay beneath.
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Way Beyond, skilled by Steve Asmussen and ridden by son Keith, outfinished 15-1 shot Forty Seven by 13 1/2 lengths for second within the area of eight 3-year-olds.
As Daneyko relaxed a the again of the sphere early, Way Beyond pressured pacesetter and 7-5 favourite Truly Unbelievable via fractions of :23.50 for the opening quarter, :46.65 for a half mile, and 1:11.06 via six furlongs earlier than wresting command on the flip.
Daneyko started surging previous rivals late on the backstretch and launched a robust rally across the flip earlier than angling 4 broad into the stretch, the place he willingly engaged Way Beyond. The two fought stride for stride down the middle of the observe, however Daneyko bought the victory by the slimmest of margins, then withstood a stewards’ inquiry into contact made between the 2 throughout the stretch run because the consequence was left unchanged.
Daneyko, who notched his first stakes victory, got here into Sunday’s race off a runner-up end by a neck to Mischief Maker within the Lost within the Fog Juvenile Stakes Dec. 30 at Turf Paradise. Mischief Maker completed fourth in Sunday’s race whereas Daneyko improved his profession line to 2-1-0 from 5 begins. The $60,000 winner’s share of the Riley Allison Derby purse elevated his lifetime bankroll to $76,580.
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Bred In Kentucky, Daneyko was produced by the stakes-winning Gio Ponti mare Nat Gio.
The Riley Allison Derby is a prep for the $400,000 Sunland Derby, set for Feb. 15 on the New Mexico observe. The 1 1/16-mile contest awards Kentucky Derby qualifying factors on a 20-10-6-4-2 scale to the highest 5 finishers.
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