Todd Pletcher unleashed two promising juveniles,
including the ultra-impressive filly Our Amazing Rose . . .
Race 2: Maiden Special Weight
5 furlongs for 2yos
The Coolmore/Todd Pletcher first-time starter Corfu
was the favorite at 1-2, and he ran to his odds. After dueling Aaron's
Orient into submission through spectacular fractions of :21.40 and :44.88,
Corfu opened up a 1 1/2-length lead and narrowly held off a late challenge from
Pure Sensation to win by a half-length in :58.27. Crescent took
advantage of the pace duel to rally for third, 1 3/4 lengths behind Pure
Sensation and two lengths clear of Aaron's Orient. Sum Superstar and Rooster
Cruiser trailed throughout and never threatened.
Race 3: Maiden Claiming
5-1/2 furlongs for 2yo fillies
First-time starter was Little Miss Brown, but
after bobbling at the break and racing wide, she failed to contend and wound up
finishing fourth. In the meantime, Chase My Tail settled into fourth
place early on, rallied on the turn to reach contention, moved up to take the
lead inside the eighth pole, and powered away in deep stretch to win by 3 1/4
lengths. Trained by Richard Violette Jr., Chase My Tail completed the race in
1:06.65. Friends Pro dueled with She's Coal Fired through an
opening quarter mile in :22.53, kicked clear to lead in the stretch, and gamely
held on for second after being passed by the winner. Icing On the Cake
tracked the pace in third early on, moved up to challenge for the lead in
midstretch, but gave way late and wound up third.
Race 5: Maiden Special Weight
5 furlongs for 2yo fillies
As if the impressive debut of Corfu in race two wasn't
enough, trainer Todd Pletcher provided an encore when Our Amazing Rose
drew off under hand-urging to win the fifth race by 7 3/4 lengths. Content to
settle in second early on through an opening quarter in :21.80, Our Amazing
Rosie moved up effortlessly to take the lead shortly thereafter, drew off to a
six-length lead through a half-mile in :45.39, and finished up in a strong
:12.29 to win in a very quick :57.68 seconds. 25-1 shot Snowbell raced
in fifth-place early on, and trailed by ten lengths passing the quarter pole,
but rallied well to finish second by 3 1/2 lengths in an impressive
performance. Feels So Right had a similar trip, breaking slowly and
racing in fourth early before moving up to second in midstretch and getting
caught late en route to third place. Zip On set the early pace before
stopping in the stretch and finishing last of seven.
-Keelerman
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