Musical Romance pulled off a tremendous upset in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) this afternoon, pulling away from a number of horses in the final eighth of a mile to win the race by about a length and a half.
Under J. C. Leyva, a jockey riding in his first Breeders' Cup race, 20-1 shot Musical Romance broke well enough and settled just off the pace in second as Golden Mystery rattled off fractions of :22.40 and :45.71. In the meantime, heavily favored Turbulent Descent was getting a rough trip. After getting squeezed at the start and checking sharply on the backstretch, she was forced to circle the field four wide to reach contention as the field turned for home. For a brief moment she struck the front, but Musical Romance was right on the inside and came on strongly to win the race in decisive fashion. The final time was 1:23.47. Switch rallied from last on the far outside to occupy the runner-up spot for the second straight year, just nosing out 25-1 shot Her Smile. Pomeroy's Pistol finished further back in fourth. Turbulent Descent tired to fifth, followed by Champagne d'Oro, Golden Mystery, Irish Gypsy, Tanda, Tamarind Hall, Great Hot, and Tar Heel Mom.
-Keelerman
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