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Canada Cup Derby Trials Draw 14 Sophomores
Evergreen Park will trials for the Canada Cup Derby trials on Monday.

Canada Cup Derby Trials Draw 14 Sophomores

BY MICHAEL CUSORTELLI

LETHBRIDGE, ALB—AUGUST 29, 2014—Janis D. Calton’s FDD Queens Dynasty will make her next start in Monday’s Canada Cup Derby (R) trials at the Rocky Mountain Turf Club in Lethbridge.

A gray daughter of champion FDD Dynasty trained by Kurt Calton, FDD Queens Dynasty is coming off of an upset victory in the 330-yard, $39,000 Alberta Bred Derby (R) at Northlands Park in Edmonton on August 16. Larris Allen will ride the filly from post 2 in the first of two 400-yard trials.

FDD Queens Dynastys opponents in the first heat include Zoomin Daphne, a bay filly by Azoom owned and trained by Bruce Ironshirt. Zoomin Daphne has earned $17,547 from five starts this season, and her three victories include a nose win in the 400-yard, $29,000 Adequan Grande Prairie Derby Challenge at Evergreen Park on July 26.

A total of 14 3-year-olds have been entered in the Canada Cup Derby trials. The fastest qualifiers will face off in the $15,000-added final on September 14.