The draw for Saturday\u2019s B.C. Derby offers clarity on the lineup but not the biggest question of the week \u2014 will Chi Chi Time beat the boys?<\/p>\n
Published Sep 12, 2025 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 1\u00a0hour ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 3 minute read<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n You can save this article by registering for free here<\/a>. Or sign-in<\/a> if you have an account.<\/p>\n While Wednesday morning\u2019s live postposition draw solved a few riddles ahead of Saturday\u2019s $125,000 B.C. Derby at Hastings, the big question on race fans\u2019 lips went unanswered \u2014 namely, will the unbeaten Chi Chi Time take on the boys in the Derby or, as is traditionally the case, stay with the fillies in the $75,000 B.C. Oaks?<\/p>\n Advertisement 2<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n REGISTER \/ SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.<\/p>\n Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.<\/p>\n Sign In or Create an Account<\/p>\n or<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Chi Chi Time\u2019s connections were noncommittal when quizzed earlier in the week and the flying filly remains entered in both races, with a final decision not expected until race day. The draw didn\u2019t help clarify matters, either. Chi Chi Time was allocated the number-three gate for the Derby while, for the Oaks, the unbeaten B.C.-bred will need to navigate a safe passage from the rail-adjacent number-one slot.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d rather not have drawn the number-one gate for her in the Oaks,\u201d Chi Chi Time\u2019s trainer Pat Jarvis admitted. \u201cBut no complaints about her post position for the Derby.\u201d<\/p>\n Away from the \u201cwill-she-won\u2019t she\u201d saga, the 78th running of the B.C. Derby has attracted nine other entrants, including the Manitoba Derby winner and Canadian Derby third, Attack (drawn #4), as well as the Canadian Derby runner-up, Accidental Genius (#5). Dancing Porky (#7), winner of the Grande Prairie Derby and sixth in the Canadian Derby, has also made the trip west. He will be joined in the gate by fellow raiders Pioneer Storm King (#2), who began his career at Hastings and was a solid fourth in the Canadian Derby, and Puttingonthefoil (#6), another B.C.-bred who is Alberta-based and who finished a remote ninth in the Edmonton race following a poor start.<\/p>\n Canucks Report<\/p>\n Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Advertisement 3<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Accidental Genius is a familiar name to local race fans. He arrived at Hastings from Arizona in the spring, but was then bought by Alberta-based interests ahead of last month\u2019s Canadian Derby, where he improved on the good impression he gave at Hastings by rallying into the runner-up spot.<\/p>\n The Canadian Derby winner, Take Charge Tom, who also \u201cwon\u201d the Manitoba Derby before being disqualified by the stewards for interference, has not travelled to Vancouver, with connections preferring to wait for the Oklahoma Derby later this month. If Chi Chi Time remains with the fillies, the local team\u2019s hopes for Saturday\u2019s big race, which is the final leg of the Western Canada Derby Series and which carries a $25,000 bonus for connections whose horses garner the most points from the Manitoba, Canadian and B.C. Derbies, is headed by Rondelito (#1).<\/p>\n Advertisement 4<\/p>\n This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n A minor setback prevented the Steve Henson-trained three-year-old from taking his intended shot at the Canadian Derby. However, his neck victory over Accidental Genius in last month\u2019s Sir Winston Churchill Derby Trial makes him a leading contender for Saturday\u2019s highlight. The Hastings\u2019 team is rounded out by Rondelito\u2019s stablemate Mount Doom (#10), who was last season\u2019s leading juvenile but who has lost his way of late, and two lightly-raced, but improving, maiden winners in Prime Directive (#8) and Creative Union (#9).<\/p>\n Finally, if Chi Chi Time does take her shot at immortality in the B.C. Derby, a win would make her the first filly to land the race since the Alberta-based Academic in 2015 and only the second since Ali Miss in 1956. Hastings\u2019 bumper 12-race Derby Day card gets underway at 2:30 p.m. with the B.C. Derby due off at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n Hastings Selections<\/p>\n Saturday, Sept. 13. First post 2:30 p.m. RACE 7.<\/strong> The 78th running of the $125,000 B.C. Derby. Chi Chi Time is the best of her generation at Hastings and, if connections choose the Derby over the Oaks, she will be worth following. If she goes for the Oaks, then Accidental Genius\u2019s Hastings experience and his excellent second in last month\u2019s Canadian Derby make him a logical choice ahead of Attack and Rondelito.<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n What\u2019s Shakin at Hastings? A Randall rematch with Run Rudolf<\/p>\n <\/a><\/li>\n B.C.-bred Chi Chi Time goes from bargain buy to racing superstar<\/p>\n <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n Article content<\/p>\n Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Sports Betting The draw for Saturday\u2019s B.C. 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