Tackleberry, a 25-1 shot, went straight to the lead and turned back the challenge of Duke of Mischief in the stretch to win the Sunshine Millions Classic in a shocking upset.
Ridden by Javier Santiago, Tackleberry took advantage of a slow pace and was able to win in wire-to-wire fashion.
The 4-5 favorite, First Dude, encountered a bit of traffic entering the first turn and found himself in fourth early on, unable to get to the lead as he usually does. He seemed ready to make a bid for the lead on the far turn but flattened out and finished fourth.
In the end, Duke of Mischief was the only one who could get anywhere near Tackleberry. After chasing the latter through out the race, he made a two-wide bid for the lead but was unable to catch the winner.
50-1 shot Dream Maestro rallied along the rail to finish a nose ahead of First Dude for fourth. The final time was 1:48 2/5.
-Keelerman
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