Had To Be Ivory has been named the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Monday’s 400-yard, $88,300 Picov Derby at Ajax Downs.

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AJAX, ONTARIO, CANADA—OCTOBER 14, 2018—Had To Be Ivory, a bay son of Ivory James and the second-fastest qualifier, is the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Monday’s 400-yard, $88,300 Picov Derby at Ajax Downs.

Trained by Bryn Robertson for owners Carol Robertson and Jaime Robertson, Had To Be Ivory has won two of his three starts this year, including the 300-yard, $23,000 Ajax Downs Bonus Derby Challenge on June 17. The homebred gelding drew post 2 and will be ridden by Tony Phillips.

The complete lineup, in post position order including jockey assignments and morning-line odds:

1. Island Vodka (Cassandra Jeschke), 12-1
2. Had To Be Ivory (Tony Phillips), 3-1
3. AJ Chick In 15 (Cerapio Figueroa), 4-1
4. Carneros (Shanley Jackson), 10-1
5. Draggin Wagon (Cory Spataro), 8-1
6. Apollitical Toll (Cerapio Figueroa), 15-1
7. Paint Me Southern (Brian Bell), 6-1
8. Zoomn Blue (Corrine Andros), 10-1
9. Express Your Desire (Ismael Mosqueira), 7-2
10. Peepl R Krazi (Nakia Ramirez), 10-1

All Ajax Downs races can be seen at Q-RacingVideo.com.