The remarkable Flat Out brought his record at Belmont Park to five wins from six starts when he romped to a decisive victory in the $350,000 Suburban Handicap (gr. II) on July 6th.
With jockey Junior Alvarado in the saddle, Flat Out got off to an excellent start and quickly settled into second place behind pace-setting Percussion, who rattled off fractions of :23.54, :47.22, and 1:11.14 while leading by a length. Alpha, who reared up and broke through the starting gate prior to the start, was a few lengths back in third, followed closely by Last Gunfighter and Fast Falcon.
Entering the final five-sixteenths of a mile, Flat Out moved up powerfully to take command of the lead, throwing down a :23.79-second fourth quarter to reach the mile marker in 1:34.93. From there, the race was over, as Flat Out cruised through a final eighth in :11.94 to win by a couple of lengths in the sharp time of 1:46.87 seconds.
Last Gunfighter narrowly edged Fast Falcon for second, while Alpha and Percussion completed the order of finish.
Flat Out, a seven-year-old son of Flatter, is trained by Bill Mott and owned by Preston Stables. He has now compiled a record of 25-8-4-4 with earnings of about $2.9 million.
-Keelerman
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