Musical Romance pulled off a tremendous upset in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (gr. I) this afternoon, pulling away from a number of horses in the final eighth of a mile to win the race by about a length and a half.
Under J. C. Leyva, a jockey riding in his first Breeders' Cup race, 20-1 shot Musical Romance broke well enough and settled just off the pace in second as Golden Mystery rattled off fractions of :22.40 and :45.71. In the meantime, heavily favored Turbulent Descent was getting a rough trip. After getting squeezed at the start and checking sharply on the backstretch, she was forced to circle the field four wide to reach contention as the field turned for home. For a brief moment she struck the front, but Musical Romance was right on the inside and came on strongly to win the race in decisive fashion. The final time was 1:23.47. Switch rallied from last on the far outside to occupy the runner-up spot for the second straight year, just nosing out 25-1 shot Her Smile. Pomeroy's Pistol finished further back in fourth. Turbulent Descent tired to fifth, followed by Champagne d'Oro, Golden Mystery, Irish Gypsy, Tanda, Tamarind Hall, Great Hot, and Tar Heel Mom.
-Keelerman
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Friday, November 04, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Acorn Stakes Selections
As promised, here are my picks for the Acorn Stakes (gr. I) this afternoon at Belmont Park, as well as J.R.'s:
Keelerman
1 Turbulent Descent
2 Her Smile
3 It's Tricky
J.R.
1 It's Tricky
2 Turbulent Descent
3 Snow Fall
I'm confident that even though Turbulent Descent may be at her very best at seven furlongs, a one-turn mile is easily within her range. I believe that she will dominate here, with Her Smile rallying for second over a tiring It's Tricky.
J.R. does not believe that It's Tricky will tire. In fact, he is picking her to win. He feels that Turbulent Descent will have insufficient pace to chase, and that she will make a bold, sweeping run to reach contention before flattening out.
-Keelerman
Keelerman
1 Turbulent Descent
2 Her Smile
3 It's Tricky
J.R.
1 It's Tricky
2 Turbulent Descent
3 Snow Fall
I'm confident that even though Turbulent Descent may be at her very best at seven furlongs, a one-turn mile is easily within her range. I believe that she will dominate here, with Her Smile rallying for second over a tiring It's Tricky.
J.R. does not believe that It's Tricky will tire. In fact, he is picking her to win. He feels that Turbulent Descent will have insufficient pace to chase, and that she will make a bold, sweeping run to reach contention before flattening out.
-Keelerman
Saturday, April 09, 2011
HOT SUMMER WINS THE COMELY!
Hot Summer pulled off an upset in the grade III Comely Stakes this afternoon at Aqueduct, rallying up along the rail under Luis Saez to win the one-mile event by two lengths.
Patiently ridden, the filly was along the inside from the start and burst clear of the field turning for home. Her Smile, the second choice, gamely gave chase on the far outside but was no match for the winner. Heavily favored Ava K. tired in the stretch to finish third after making a bold run on the turn. R Holiday Mood completed the order of finish.
The final time was 1:35.58. The winner is trained by David Fawkes.
-Keelerman
Patiently ridden, the filly was along the inside from the start and burst clear of the field turning for home. Her Smile, the second choice, gamely gave chase on the far outside but was no match for the winner. Heavily favored Ava K. tired in the stretch to finish third after making a bold run on the turn. R Holiday Mood completed the order of finish.
The final time was 1:35.58. The winner is trained by David Fawkes.
-Keelerman
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