Yara pulled off a stunning 60-1 upset this afternoon in the $250,000 Davona Dale Stakes (gr. II), wearing down heavily favored Grace Hall in the stretch to win by a half-length.
Ridden to victory by Jesus Castanon, Yara got off to a good start and went straight to the lead. Grace Hall was settling into the second position along the rail, followed by Disposablepleasure, The Cat's All That, and Captivating Lass.
Following an opening quarter in :23.79, Grace Hall moved through along the fence to take the lead from Yara, and those two continued to show the way down the backstretch and around the far turn while running fractions of :47.71 and 1:12.38. Approaching the homestretch, the two fillies began to draw clear of the remainder of the field, which was led by Captivating Lass. Disposablepleasure was still in contention on the outside, but was under pressure to keep up and was not responding.
Turning for home, it appeared as though Grace Hall was on her way to victory, but Yara surprisingly had something left in the tank. Following a thrilling stretch duel, Yara gradually moved up to reclaim the lead from Grace Hall and win the race in good fashion, stopping the clock for the one-mile and a sixteenth distance in 1:43.41.
Captivating Lass finished a distant third, while Disposablepleasure rounded out the superfecta. The winner is trained by Jose Garoffalo and is owned by Peras International.
-Keelerman
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