Holiday for Kitten pulled off a 15-1 upset in the Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. II) at Keeneland this afternoon, desperately holding off a late run from Musical Romance to win by a nose.
Ridden by jockey Kendrick Carmouche, the filly -- who is owned by Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey -- broke quickly and bounded away to sit second behind pacesetter Rapport in the early stages, with Musical Romance in behind them on the rail in fourth. 4-5 favorite Switch was back far off the pace and very wide down the backstretch and around the turn, while second-choice Shotgun Gulch was back in last. The opening fractions were quick, with Rapport flying through an opening quarter in :21.96 and a half in :44.61.
Turning for home Holiday for Kitten pounced and took over the lead decisively. Switch was gearing up on the extreme outside, but was not closing in quickly enough. In the end it was Musical Romance, benefitting from a perfect trip, who came charging hard on the far outside. It looked as though she was on her way to victory, but Holiday for Kitten got her nose down on the wire in front and stopped the clock for six furlongs in 1:08.72.
Switch came on to finish third, while Rapport held on for fourth.
-Keelerman
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