Done Talking came with a late grinding run to pas Morgan's Guerrilla in the shadow of the wire to win the 2012 Grade 3 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne Racecourse. Morgan's Guerrilla, after taking over the lead coming off the top of the turn, looked to be a certain winner but drifted out badly in the final furlongs, allowing Done Talking to get up for the victory. None of the horses finished up in an impressive fashion; after running the first six furlongs in 1:13.14, the leaders clocked a mile time of 1:39.85 and crawled home in 14.03 seconds over the final furlong.
Hakama finished third, while Saturday Launch rounded out the top four.
Done talking ran a solid 4th in last November's G2-Remsen Stakes but didn't run a step in the G3-Gotham in early March, losing by over 20 lengths. He bounced back in a big way today at Hawthorne.
Done Talking is a three-year-old son of Broken Vow out of a Dixieland Band mare (Dixie Talking), owned by Skeedattle Stable and trained by Hamilton Smith. The $300,000 prize for winning the Illinois Derby puts this colt squarely in the starting gate for the 2012 Kentucky Derby.
Below are the payouts for the Illinois Derby.
| Horse | Win | Place | Show | |
| 13-Done Talking | $27.20 | $10.80 | $6.60 | |
| 12-Morgan's Guerrilla | $5.80 | $4.40 | ||
| 2-Hakama | $8.20 | |||
| $1.00 | Exacta | $92.60 | ||
| $0.50 | Trifecta | $502.75 | ||
| $0.10 | Superfecta | $1,658.67 | ||
| $1.00 | Double | $178.50 | ||
| $1.00 | Pick 3 | $5,772.70 | ||
| $1.00 | Pick 9 | $57.20 | 8-of-9 | |
| Fractions | ||||
| 1/4: | 23.94 | |||
| 1/2: | 48.64 | |||
| 3/4: | 1:13.14 | |||
| Mile: | 1:39.85 | |||
| Final: | 1:53.88 | |||
| Internal Splits | ||||
| 1/4: | 23.94 | |||
| 1/2: | 24.70 | |||
| 3/4: | 24.50 | |||
| Mile: | 26.71 | |||
| Final: | 14.03 | |||