All Squared Away pulled off a 70-1 upset in the $200,000 Lexington Stakes (gr. III) this afternoon at Keeneland, pulling away from Summer Front in the stretch to win by a length and a half.
Ridden to victory by Julio Garcia, All Squared Away settled into the fourth position early on, between two and three lengths off of the early pace set by Johannesbourbon, Castaway, and Hammers Terror, who were racing three across the track while rattling off quick fractions of :23.21, :46.54, and 1:10.83. Summer Front and Skyring were racing together in fifth, followed by Golden Ticket, Gold Megillah, Morgan's Guerrilla, Holiday Promise, and News Pending.
Rounding the far turn, Castaway began to tire and quickly dropped out of contention, leaving Johannesbourbon and Hammers Terror together on the lead. But they were soon confronted by All Squared Away, who swept into contention on the far outside before passing them both. Summer Front tried to close with him, as did Golden Ticket, but neither were up to catching the huge longshot, who drove clear to win convincingly in the good time of 1:42.55 for a mile and a sixteenth.
Summer Front finished second by a neck over Hammers Terror, while Gold Megillah rounded out the superfecta. Golden Ticket, Holiday Promise, Johannesbourbon, Skyring, Castaway, News Pending, and Morgan's Guerrilla completed the order of finish.
The winner is trained by Wesley Ward and owned by Altamira Racing Stable and Wire To Wire Racing. A son of Bellamy Road, the colt earned $120,000 for his victory.
-Keelerman
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