Michael Amburn’s Freakin Runaway will head Saturday’s 400-yard, $55,170 Adequan Texas Derby Challenge at Sam Houston Race Park.

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HOUSTON, TX—MAY 12, 2015—Michael Amburn’s Freakin Runaway, a graded stakes placed son of champion Ocean Runaway trained by Mike Robbins, has been entered back in Saturday’s 400-yard, $55,170 Adequan Texas Derby Challenge at Sam Houston Race Park.

Freakin Runaway is coming off of a 2-year-old campaign in which he won three of six outs and earned $42,165. The gelding’s 2014 season included a third-place finish, 2 1/2 lengths behind winner AJs High, in the 350-yard, $150,000 John Deere Juvenile Challenge Championship (G2) at Prairie Meadows.

The fastest qualifier, Freakin Runaway drew post 9 and will be ridden by Luis Ramirez.

The winner of this race will earn a berth in the Adequan Derby Challenge Championship at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, Texas, later this fall. The complete lineup, in post-position order including jockey assignments--

1. Mighty Corona Jr (Eleazar Hernandez)
2. What A Smooth Deal (Francisco Calderon)
3. Jumpn Streak (Santos Carrizales)
4. No Real Choice (Cristian Esqueda)
5. My Favorite High (Adrian A. Ramos)
6. Ipolito (Jerry Lee Yoakum)
7. Whosa Kat (Jose A. Alvarez)
8. Essencia (Ricky Ramirez)
9. Freakin Runaway (Luis Ramirez)
10. Go On Dy Nasty (Rodrigo Vallejo).