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Papa Clem wins million dollar Arkansas Derby

NEW YORK
Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:09pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Papa Clem, ridden by Rafael Bejarano, secured a spot in the Kentucky Derby by winning the one million dollar Arkansas Derby on Saturday.

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The Southern California-based son of Smart Strike wore down favorite Old Fashioned in the stretch to win the Grade II, mile-and-an-eighth affair at Oaklawn Park in one minute 49.01 seconds.

The victory was worth $600,000 for Papa Clem, giving the colt more than enough graded stakes earnings to qualify for the Kentucky Derby in three weeks.

In another Derby prep, General Quarters captured the Grade I, $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.

(Reporting by Steve Ginsburg in Washington; Editing by Alastair Himmer)
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