FORT LOUDON WINS THE CARRY BACK STAKES!

Five-time stakes winner Fort Loudon added a sixth stakes victory to his record this afternoon in the $150,000 Carry Back Stakes (gr. III), wearing down heavily favored Trinniberg in the final strides to win the six-furlong event by a head.

Ridden to victory by Fernando Jara, Fort Loudon broke quickest of all in a field of five, but was beaten to the lead by three-time graded stakes winner Trinniberg, who was coming off of a victory in the Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) at Belmont Park. Those two quickly drew clear of the other five runners while racing the opening quarter mile in :22 seconds flat. Rex's Last Tour was racing in the third position, followed distantly by It Takes Heart and Angelofdistinction.

Trinniberg and Fort Loudon continued to extend their advantage around the turn, opening up an advantage of at least ten or twelve lengths following a half-mile in :44 3/5. Entering the homestretch, Trinniberg was briefly able to kick away from Fort Loudon, but the latter colt came back strongly in the final sixteenth of a mile to secure a narrow victory, stopping the clock in 1:10 2/5.

Angelofdistinction rallied mildly for third, but was never a threat to the top two finishers. Rex's Last Tour and It Takes Heart completed the order of finish.

-Keelerman

Carry Back Stakes Entries and Post Positions

Here are the entries and post positions for the $150,000 Carry Back Stakes (gr. III), to be run on Saturday at Calder Race Course. The six-furlong sprint for three-year-olds has drawn an excellent field of seven, including three-time graded stakes winner Trinniberg, five-time Calder stakes winner Fort Loudon, and the graded stakes-placed Hello Prince. Trinniberg is cross-entered in the Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. I), also being run on Saturday at Calder.

1 It Takes Heart
2 Rex's Last Tour
3 Trinniberg
4 Argentine Tango
5 Hello Prince
6 Angelofdistinction
7 Fort Loudon

-Keelerman