Neck 'n Neck blew past pace-setting Right to Vote and drew off powerfully in the Churchill Downs homestretch to win the $100,000 Matt Winn Stakes (gr. III) by all of five lengths.
Ridden to victory by Leandro Goncalves, Neck 'n Neck got off to an excellent start and settled into the fourth position early on as Neck 'n Neck set a moderate pace of :24.36 and :48.97. Master Rick was on the outside in second, followed by Macho Macho along the rail. Stealcase was the early trailer after checking off heels in the early stages of the race.
Right to Vote continued to show the way around the far turn, but was soon challenged by Master Rick and Neck 'n Neck, with the latter colt moving strongest of all. Entering the homestretch, Neck 'n Neck burst clear of the field, and finished up strongly under urging to win in decisive fashion, stopping the clock for a mile and a sixteenth in 1:43.72.
Stealcase rallied mildly on the outside to finish second, followed by Macho Macho, Right to Vote, and Master Rick. The winner is trained by Ian Wilkes.
-Keelerman
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