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Mile High Futurity, Derby Trials Headline Sunday Program at Arapahoe Park
Rocky Mountain Derby winner Favorite Rock will make his next start in the first of two 400-yard trials for the Mile High Derby Sunday at Arapahoe Park.

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Mile High Futurity, Derby Trials Headline Sunday Program at Arapahoe Park

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

AURORA, CO—AUGUST 12, 2020—KB Apollitical Trump, a stakes-placed Apollitical Blood gelding owned by Alma Olivas, is one of 21 2-year-olds entered in Sunday’s 400-yard Mile High Futurity trials at Arapahoe Park.

KB Apollitical Trump is coming off of a second-place finish, a neck behind winner Entrepenewer, in the July 1, 330-yard Rocky Mountain Futurity at Arapahoe Park. The gelding drew post 3 and will be ridden by Jose Meza for trainer Uriel Delgado in the second of three trials.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will meet in the $100,000-est. Mile High Futurity final on August 26.

Also on Sunday, Hugo Barron-Sierra’s Favorite Rock will make his next start in the first of two 400-yard Mile High Derby trials.

A gelded son of Favorite Cartel, Favorite Rock will be stretching out in distance off of his nose victory in the 350-yard, $75,000 Rocky Mountain Derby on July 1. Favorite Rock drew post 3 and will be ridden by Alejandro Luna for trainer Jose Manuel Barron in the first of two trials.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will meet in the August 26, $90,000-est. Mile High Derby final.

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