The Grade 3 West Virginia Derby and West Virginia Governor’s Stakes 2024 - Race Replay

welcome back guys here is the 54th running of the West Virginia Derby the biggest race at Mountaineer Park this year the grade three going on M8 on Fast Track today for three year olds with a guaranteed purse of 500,000 now with number one four and five Scratch Out left off with six Runners and at post time you're heavy favorite it's number three draon guard at three to five followed by the second choice number eight Society man at 321 all right guys right after this race don't go anywhere or click anything because I have another race for you it's the West Virginia Governor's Stakes it's also a Grade Three race so hang on after this race for that race all right okay so look like they are ready to run here enjoy the race guys at the r and racing damatic from the inside was away sharply along with draon guard out on the outside is henro and Society man is showing some speed followed by McQueen and the early trailer is agot road so they've got 7 and a half fongs to go and now it's draon guard going through along the rail draon guard will take up the running with henro moving into second a length and a half farther back is society man and then comes datic settling forth four and a half off the lead two and a half farther back is McQueen and the trailer is agot road as they head to the back with just over 5 and a half fongs to go and draon gard and florant giru at a sensible Pace 23.3 two leading by a length and three qus henro under a good hold second Society man slipping through along the rail and now taking off out wide is Queen with Charlie oliveros datic is just in behind them and agot road is last but only about 6 and a half off the lead they're inside the half mile draon guard doing it nicely Slips Away by three and a half lengths henro is racing second outside Society man McQueen is under a ride now datic is one off the fence and two away last is agot road as they run to the quarter pole and it's still draon guard The Leader by a length and a half on the inside is society man society man is going to get the inside run uh inside draon guard no he's not draon guard closed the Gap so Society man comes to the outside out wider damatic is starting to put in a run as henro drops back it's dragonard in front damatic on the outside going to second from society man but it's dragonard it's foron guards West Virginia Derby winning by three lengths over damatic third home with was Society man and a distant fourth was henro easy money when you got the speed and you're the only speed that's when I call Easy Money guys number three got an easy lead run very relaxed up front no one harass him it's just an easy Victory all right here's let's move on to the next race guys the West Virginia governor Stakes another great three race here at Mountain Parks one is for threey olds number two is heroic move number three is by Tiana number four Andino number six is Ros by Robert byana racing sta at Po and riding for TR at 7 to5 and just close behind him number one extra a knle all right guys here's the race enjoy and they're all set until next time take care they're off and racing to a good clean start and extra and yo from the inside was away quickly but but play chicken showing blinding speed and play chicken has gone to the lead from extra and yo into the first turn then the Japanese Runner kamori bino Wade a couple away to discretionary day and then comes hit show followed along the rail by heroic move and a long way back as usual is roses Pino so they've got six furong to run and it's Play Chicken on top by three and a half lengths extra ano running second a length and a half to kamori bino amaday then comes discretionary day racing on the inside of hit show who's about six or seven off the lead a length and a half away heroic move next to last and still a long way from them is roses Pino as they run to the half mile and it's Play Chicken on top now extra and yo has come one off the fence in second discretionary days on the rail kamori bino omade is starting to wedge forward and then comes hit show taking off three wide heroic move and about 12 lengths away last is roses Pino play chicken about to be gobbled up now by extra and yo and joining in quickly on the outside here comes heroic move heroic move has moved up in camorino omade is in the center hit Show's gone down to the rail and florant jeru has got a beautiful seam along the rail and hito has gone up to take a narrow lead on the outside heroic move xran yo and kamori bino omade it's hito in front with 50 yards to go heroic mve is on the outside coming again hito in front hito by a half length the heroic move third home kamori bino omade and fourth extra and Y [Music] [Music]