Trainer Bob Baffert’s 3-year-old Getaway Car will be the 9-5 morning-line favorite in the $400,000 Sunland Derby, a Kentucky Derby 2025 prep race. The Curlin colt, purchased for $700,000, has not won since the Grade 3 Best Pal Stakes and will be ridden by Juan Hernández. Other contenders in the field include Touchy, McKinzie Street, and Take Charge Tom.
The Sunland Derby will feature a field of nine 3-year-olds, with the race set to take place next Sunday as the ninth race at 6:17 p.m. EST. The event is worth 20-10-6-4-2 qualifying points to the top five finishers. The 10-race card will begin at 2:25 p.m. EST, with Getaway Car drawing post 4 for the race.
Other notable entries in the Sunland Derby include Touchy, McKinzie Street, and Take Charge Tom, with Touchy being the Turfway Prevue runner-up and McKinzie Street finishing second in the Del Mar Futurity. The race will be a key opportunity for these 3-year-olds to earn qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby.
