With a large group of owners and supporters from several states in the Midwest and Southwest looking on, Mr. Wireless collected his second consecutive Grade III win with a gritty score in the $500,000 West Virginia Derby for 3-year-olds Aug. 7 at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort.
With regular rider Ramon Vazquez aboard in the 1 1/8-mile race, Mr. Wireless left the gate well from post position and took early position to the outside of Kinetic Sky and Bourbon Thunder, who had little separation from the start to midway on the final turn through moderate fractions of :23.82 for a quarter-mile, :47.86 for a half-mile and 1:12.48 for three-quarters of a mile.
