Sunland Park, 1 mile dirt, Borderland Derby Hcp, $104,100.
MR. DECATUR made an especially determined effort here to win his second stakes in a row. Sent off the second choice he stayed in fourth position until a 3 wide bid at the half, driving through the stretch he caught the favorite, Excessivepleasure, in the final strides to win by a neck.
Mr. Decatur was a $140,000 september yearling purchase and is owned by Heiligbrodt Racing and trained by Steve Asmussen.
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