Musket Man won for the fifth time in six starts, captured his second straight graded stakes, moved to 2-for-2 in two-turn races, and was thoroughly impressive winning the $500,000 Illinois Derby by two lengths over Giant Oak.

The dark bay colt, which was only a $15,000 sale yearling, is owned by Eric Fein and Vic Carlson and trained by Derek Ryan.

Ridden by Eibar Coa for the first time, Musket Man raced mid-pack in the early stages of the 1 1/8-mile Illinois Derby while Perfect Song, as expected, took the field of 10 through splits of :23.84, :47.67, and 1:12.30 under Mario Pino. His Greatness pressed the pace in second, while Al Khali and Giant Oak were also close up.

Sent off as the slight favorite, Musket Man paid $7.60, $3.80, and $3.20. The exacta (8-2) returned $29.20 while the trifecta (8-2-5) with 51-1 His Greatness was worth $481.40