DONE TALKING WINS THE ILLINOIS DERBY!

Done Talking rallied fast in between horses to score a narrow victory in the $500,000 Illinois Derby (gr. III) this afternoon at Hawthorne race course.
Ridden to victory by Sheldon Russell, Done Talking was content race toward the rear of the pack early on, some twelve or thirteen lengths off of the early pace set by Frankie Is Rock and Our Entourage. The pace was moderate, with the two leaders rattling off fractions of :23.94 and :48.64. Z Rockstar was racing in third toward the rail, followed closely by Slamit, Morgan's Guerrilla, and Currency Swap. Hakama was the early trailer.

Illinois Derby Entries and Post Positions

Here are the entries and post positions for the $500,000 Illinois Derby (gr. III), to be run on Saturday at Hawthorne. The nine-furlong Kentucky Derby prep race has drawn an overflow field of seventeen, of which a maximum of fourteen starters will be allowed to run.

1 Romancing the Gold
2 Hakama
3 Ring It Up