Favored Uncaptured held off a prolonged challenge from Frac Daddy to win the $150,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) on November 24th at Churchill Downs by a neck.
Ridden to victory by Miguel Mena, Uncaptured got off to a quick start from gate four and soon settled into second place as Track Rocker led the way through fractions of :24.37 and :49.16. Frac Daddy and Dewey Square were also close the pace, while Lew and Mike, Joha, Positively, Indiano Jones, Will Take Charge, Tesseron, Java's War, Fear the Kitten, and Silver Tongued were the trailers.
Rounding the turn Uncaptured and Frac Daddy advanced together to take command of the lead from Track Rocker, and following three-quarters of a mile in 1:13.91, the pair turned for home with virtually nothing between them. Passing the eighth pole Frac Daddy had the narrowest of advantages, with the rest of the field 3 1/2 lengths behind them, but as the wire neared, Uncaptured reclaimed the lead and held it to the wire to win by a neck. The final time for a mile and a sixteenth was 1:44.97.
Dewey Square rallied fast in the final furlong to finish third, 1 1/2 lengths behind Uncaptured. Tesseron was another three-quarters of a length back in fourth, while Fear the Kitten, Java's War, Positively, Track Rocker, Joha, Silver Tongued, Indiano Jones, Lew and Mike, and Will Take Charge completed the order of finish.
The winner is trained by Mark Casse and owned by John Oxley.
-Keelerman
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