DANCING PORKY ROMPS TO WIN IN GP DERBY

Dancing Porky left little doubt and a lot of horses in his dust in the Grande Prairie Derby held at J.D.A. Raceway as part of The Horses At Evergreen Park on Sunday.

He blew the competition away enroute to a 12-plus length win in the biggest race of the season at J.D.A. Raceway.

Owned by local former chuckwagon driver Kirk Sutherland, and trained by Laurie Ferguson, Dancing Porky earned his team $15,730 of the $29,000 purse and brought his career earnings to almost $50,000.

With Linton Steadman in the saddle, Dancy Porky kept bundled with the pack until the final turn when he turned on the jets and zoomed away for what ended up being an easy win.

Following in second and third were horses trained by locals.

Eitherinorinthe way, trained by Grande Prairie’s Jason Coney and owned by On The Rail Racing, was runner-up to Dancing Porky while GP owner/trainer Clint Rycroft watched Forgotten Man take third.

Sutherland’s horse Reboso was fourth while Writ In Stone, trained by Tim Rycroft, came in fifth.

Eight horses left the starting gate in the 1 1/16 miles run for three-year-olds.

Tim Rycroft had good success earlier in the day in the other main race of the day – the Grande Prairie Oaks.

No More Lies, trained by Tim and ridden by Scott Williams, finished over a length ahead of Aintafraidtodream, with Kyle Carter aboard.

That win earned Tim and his team $14,575 of the $27,500 purse – a race for fillies over a mile.

The day started with the running of the CTHS Sales Stakes – six furlongs for three, four and five-year-olds.

Kiss Me Hello, with jockey Shamaree Muir in the saddle, won that one and $8,904 of the $16,800 purse.

Sunday was also Leg 3 of the Marathon Series.

C C’s Kitten, with Trevor Simpson in the saddle, won that one for trainer Colton Mead. The win was worth $5,777 of the $10,900 purse.

The nine-race day went over an hour over the scheduled finish time, mainly because of an incident in the gates at the start of Race 7. Two horses flipped in the gates. Neither was injured, but both were scratched.

Jockey Antonio Larios wasn’t as lucky. He injured his leg when his horse No Mor Disco fell and was taken away for observation.

Sunday saw the largest handle for a single race day of 2025. A total of $183,657 was wagered Sunday and another $94,979 on Saturday seven-race card for a weekend total of $278,636. The one-day record is $198,321 - so close!

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