Pants On Fire pulled off a remarkable upset in the Louisiana Derby (gr. II) this afternoon at Fair Grounds, gamely holding off rivals on both sides to win the one million dollar race by a neck.
Ridden by Rosie Napravnik, Pants On Fire sat just off of the early lead set by 99-1 shot Liondrive. Mucho Macho Man, the heavy favorite, was fourth in the early going. Machen and Elite Alex, also well bet, were far back.
Turning for home Pants On Fire put away Liondrive and opened up a clear advantage. But Mucho Macho Man, 35-1 shot Nehro, and Machen were all flying. It seemed as though Pants On Fire could not possibly hang on, but he did so desperately. Nehro rallied along the inside for second, while Mucho Macho Man finished a disappointing third. Elite Alex came on for fourth. The final time was 1:49.92.
-Keelerman
I really believed that Mucho Macho Man would pull off the win. Guess I was mistaken!!
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