Red Route One, who had been knocking heads with the top 3-year-olds all year without a graded stakes victory, rallied strongly from fifth with an eighth of a mile remaining and drew away to win the $500,000 West Virginia Derby (G3) Sunday at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort.
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With fewer than three months to go to the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita, weekend racing delivered guaranteed spots in the two big events on the program.
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