Stay Thirsty, who had not won a race since the 2011 Travers Stakes, managed to end his career on a winning note this afternoon when he edged the spectacular filly Groupie Doll by a nose in the $350,000 Cigar Mile (gr. I) at Aqueduct.
Ridden to victory by Ramon Dominguez, Stay Thirsty was a bit slow to get going and soon found himself racing in fourth as Buffum and Coil dueled for the lead through fractions of :23.80 and :47.04. Groupie Doll was right behind them on the outside in third, while Hymn Book was the trailer.
Following three-quarters of a mile in 1:11.11, Groupie Doll moved up to take over the lead from Coil and appeared to be on her way to victory, but Stay Thirsty found another gear in deep stretch, closing fast in the four path to edge the filly by a nose. The final time for one mile was 1:35.47 seconds.
Coil finished third, followed by Buffum and Hymn Book.
The winner is trained by Todd Pletcher and owned by Mike Repole. The duo also teamed up to win the Remsen Stakes (gr. II) and Demoiselle Stakes (gr. II) earlier on the card with Overanalyze and Unlimited Budget, respectively.
-Keelerman
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