Saint Vigeur flashed speed from the start and held off all challenges to win a 1 1/16th miles maiden special weight at Gulfstream Park in gate-to-wire fashion.
Ridden to victory by Javier Castellano, Saint Vigeur got off to an excellent start from post position one and quickly seized command of the lead, setting fractions of :23.63, :47.55, and 1:12.02 while being tracked by Tapulous. Freedom Child was right on their outside in third, followed then by War Dancer and Wabbajack. O T B Bob, Carson City Brew, Scipio, and Dyker Beach were the trailers.
Rounding the far turn, Tapulous and Freedom Child moved up to engage Saint Vigeur for the lead, and before long Wabbajack rallied into contention as well. Tapulous dropped out of contention shortly after entering the homestretch, but Saint Vigeur, Wabbajack, and Freedom Child continued to battle for command throughout the homestretch, with Saint Vigeur holding on to win by a length over Wabbajack in the time of 1:44.26 seconds.
Freedom Child finished third, while War Dancer rounded out the superfecta.
The winner is trained by Chad Brown.
-Keelerman
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Tuesday, January 01, 2013
A Three-Year-Old to Watch: Verrazano
First-time starter Verrazano gave notice that he could be a force to reckon with in coming months when he drew off powerfully in the Gulfstream Park homestretch to win a 6-1/2 furlong maiden special weight on New Year's Day by 7 3/4 lengths.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Verrazano was well-regarded entering the race, and was sent off as the second choice at odds of 1.90-1. But he ran more like a 1-10 shot, tracking early leader Acclaim through fractions of :22.39 and 45.01 before romping away in the final eighth of a mile to win in spectacular fashion under jockey John Velazquez. The final time was a very sharp 1:16.48 seconds.
Interestingly, the six-furlong fraction of 1:09.93 was 1.46 seconds faster than Merit Man ran in winning the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes one race later.
Acclaim stayed on well to finish second, five lengths clear of the late-running Coin Broker. River Boss, Retreive, Utmost Intensity, Honduran, Character Zero, Carson City Brew, Hardest Core, and Cruises Creek completed the order of finish.
The winner, a son of More Than Ready - Enchanted Rock, by Giant's Causeway, is owned by Let's Go Stable and was bred by Emory A. Hamilton.
-Keelerman
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Verrazano was well-regarded entering the race, and was sent off as the second choice at odds of 1.90-1. But he ran more like a 1-10 shot, tracking early leader Acclaim through fractions of :22.39 and 45.01 before romping away in the final eighth of a mile to win in spectacular fashion under jockey John Velazquez. The final time was a very sharp 1:16.48 seconds.
Interestingly, the six-furlong fraction of 1:09.93 was 1.46 seconds faster than Merit Man ran in winning the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes one race later.
Acclaim stayed on well to finish second, five lengths clear of the late-running Coin Broker. River Boss, Retreive, Utmost Intensity, Honduran, Character Zero, Carson City Brew, Hardest Core, and Cruises Creek completed the order of finish.
The winner, a son of More Than Ready - Enchanted Rock, by Giant's Causeway, is owned by Let's Go Stable and was bred by Emory A. Hamilton.
-Keelerman
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