Shanghai Bobby rallied past Majestic Hussar and Overanalyze entering the Saratoga homestretch to win the $300,000 Hopeful Stakes (gr. II) in dominating fashion last Monday.
Ridden to victory by Rosie Napravnik, Shanghai Bobby got off to a clean start and settled into the fourth position early on as Majetsic Hussar led the way through the opening quarter mile in :22.55 seconds. Overanalyze was 1 1/2 lengths back in second, followed by favored Fortify and the eventual winner. Lawn Man, Bern Identity, and Show Some Magic were next, while Vegas No Show was the early trailer.
Majestic Hussar and Overanalyze continued to lead around the turn, but after running the half-mile in :45.28 seconds, they were both surpassed by Shanghai Bobby, who made a bold three-wide bid to seize command of the lead. From there, the race was over, as Shanghai Bobby coasted home unchallenged to win the six-furlong race by nearly four lengths in the good time of 1:22.72 seconds.
Fortify rallied mildly to secure second over Bern Identity, while Overanalyze, Show Some Magic, Vegas No Show, Majestic Hussar, and Lawn Man completed the order of finish.
The winner is owned by Starlight Racing and trained by Todd Pletcher. Shanghai Bobby is now undefeated in three starts with earnings of $367,000.
-Keelerman
-Keelerman
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