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Wells Bayou
Bay Colt / April 11th, 2017 in KY / by Lookin At Lucky out of Whispering Angel
$52,500
2021 earnings
105
speed figure
0%
2021 wins
racing Record
2021 Stats
Career Stats
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0
Firsts
3
0
Seconds
1
2
Thirds
2
0
Unplaced
2
2
Starts
8
$52,500
Earnings
$912,793
$26,250
Earnings / Start
$114,099
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Bio
Wells Bayou won his career debut in October 2019 at Keeneland but finished a disappointing seventh in his second start. He bounced back to win an allowance in his 3-year-old bow in January 2020 and followed that up with a second-place finish in the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes to earn four points toward a place in the Kentucky Derby starting gate.
Wells Bayou won his career debut in October 2019 at Keeneland but finished a disappointing seventh in his second start. He bounced back to win an allowance in his 3-year-old bow in January 2020 and followed that up with a second-place finish in the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes to earn four points toward a place in the Kentucky Derby starting gate.
A bay Looking At Lucky colt, Wells Bayou punched his ticket to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, which has been rescheduled for Sept. 5, with a front-running victory in the Grade 2 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby March 21 at Fair Grounds. He earned 100 qualifying points for the win.
After a fifth-place finish in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park on May 2, Wells Bayou's 3-year-old campaign was over. He was third in each of his first two races of 2021, the Louisiana Stakes at Fair Grounds on Jan. 16 and the Oaklawn Mile at Oaklawn on Apr. 10.
