Street Life charged powerfully from off the pace to win the $75,000 Broad Brush Stakes this afternoon at Aqueduct by a half-length.
Ridden to victory by Junior Alvarado, Street Life settled into the fourth position early on as Copy My Swagger set a slow pace of :25.35 and :50.73 while leading by 1 1/2 lengths over Hard Facts. Festive Spirit was sitting along the rail in a good position while third, with Romp City and Swag Daddy content to trail the field early.
Rounding the far turn, Hard Facts moved up to challenge Copy My Swagger and the two horses began to pull clear of the field while running three-quarters of a mile in 1:15.35. Festive Spirit was gamely giving chase in third, while Street Life was still back in fourth, some six lengths off of the lead.
As the field entered the homestretch, Copy My Swagger put away Hard Facts and opened up a large lead, passing the eighth pole 3 1/2 lengths in front. However, Street Life was beginning to kick into gear, and closed rapidly in the final strides to win under a strong hand ride, stopping the clock for the one-mile and seventy-yard distance in 1:46.87.
Copy My Swagger finished clearly second best, 2 1/2 lengths clear of third-place finisher Hard Facts. Romp City, Swag Daddy, and Festive Spirit completed the order of finish.
The winner is trained by Chad Brown and owned by Magnolia Racing Stable and Hidden Brook Farm.
-Keelerman
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