2013 Illinois Derby - Departing

Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider’s Departing rolled to a strong 3 1/4-length victory in the $750,000 Illinois Derby (gr. II) April 20 at Hawthorne Racecourse, proving his class after a third-place finish in the last month’s Louisiana Derby (gr. II). Running on Lasix for the first time, the 3-year-old homebred War Front gelding returned to the winning ways that saw him go undefeated in three straight races before the Louisiana Derby. He closed from off the pace to finish 1 1/8 miles in 1: under