Monday, April 01, 2002
Turfway horses opt for Arkansas Derby
Turfway Park's Rushaway Stakes 1-2 finishers Mr. Mellon, trained by Elliott Walden, and Wild Horses, trained by Todd Pletcher, will run in the April 13 Grade II Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs to test their Kentucky Derby credentials.
They will take on Oaklawn's Rebel Stakes 1-2 finishers Windward Passage and Ocean Sound.