Transparent, who had been second, third, or fourth in his first five starts, finally broke through with a victory on Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct, drawing off to win a one-mile and seventy-yard maiden special weight by 5 3/4 lengths despite encountering severe interference leaving the first turn.
With jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard, Transparent got off to an excellent start and soon settled into fourth place outside of horses as Able Baker Charlie, Bolt Action, and Hoppy Do led the way through an opening quarter mile of :24.28 seconds. Star Jumping, Buddy's Tiz, and Inmyfathersimage were the trailers.
Entering the backstretch, Able Baker Charlie bore out suddenly, carrying Transparent and Bolt Action out many paths and forcing the latter to check sharply. All three colts eventually recovered and shifted back toward the inside rail, but all three lost a great deal of positioning in the process.
Amazingly, this didn't hurt Transparent's chances one bit. Following a half-mil in :49.39 seconds, the heavy favorite began to advance on the far outside, and stuck his head in front following three-quarters of a mile in 1:14.70. Then, under a hand ride, Transparent opened up a commanding lead in the homestretch, eventually hitting the wire well in front while stopping the clock in 1:43.60 seconds. Under the circumstances, it was an exceptionally good performance.
Inmyfathersimage finished second after contending for the lead at the top of the stretch, while Buddy's Tiz, Start Jumping, Bolt Action, Hoppy Do, and Able Baker Charlie completed the order of finish.
The winner is a son of Bernardini out of the Unbridled's Song mare Habiboo. He is trained by Kiaran McLaughlin and is owned by Darley Stable.
-Keelerman
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
Monday, January 07, 2013
A Three-Year-Old to Watch: Maleeh
Maleeh, a Virginia-bred son of Indian Charlie, unleashed an eye-catching late run to win his debut yesterday afternoon at Aqueduct, claiming a six-furlong maiden special weight in impressive fashion.
Ridden to victory by Irad Ortiz Jr., Maleeh got off to a very quick beginning from gate six and soon settled into third place, 3 1/2 lengths behind the front-running Bellamy Storm. Big Foot Ben was racing in second, while Ghareeb, Bolt Action, and Able Baker Charlie were the trailers.
Following fractions of :23.48 and :47.19, Bellamy Storm kicked on for home and opened up a two-length advantage passing the eighth pole. He appeared to be on his way to victory, but then Maleeh came charging fast in deep stretch to win by a half-length under a hand-urging from Ortiz.
The final time was a quick 1:10.84 seconds. Bellamy Storm finished 4 3/4 lengths clear of Big Foot Ben, while Able Baker Charlie, Ghareeb, and Bolt Action completed the order of finish.
The winner was bred by Edward P. Evans and is owned by Shadwell Stable. Kiaran McLaughlin is his trainer.
-Keelerman
Ridden to victory by Irad Ortiz Jr., Maleeh got off to a very quick beginning from gate six and soon settled into third place, 3 1/2 lengths behind the front-running Bellamy Storm. Big Foot Ben was racing in second, while Ghareeb, Bolt Action, and Able Baker Charlie were the trailers.
Following fractions of :23.48 and :47.19, Bellamy Storm kicked on for home and opened up a two-length advantage passing the eighth pole. He appeared to be on his way to victory, but then Maleeh came charging fast in deep stretch to win by a half-length under a hand-urging from Ortiz.
The final time was a quick 1:10.84 seconds. Bellamy Storm finished 4 3/4 lengths clear of Big Foot Ben, while Able Baker Charlie, Ghareeb, and Bolt Action completed the order of finish.
The winner was bred by Edward P. Evans and is owned by Shadwell Stable. Kiaran McLaughlin is his trainer.
-Keelerman
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