ROMACACA WINS THE MODESTY HANDICAP!

Romacaca held off Snow Top Mountain in a thrilling stretch drive to win the $200,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. III) at Arlington Park by a determined neck.

Under a perfect ride from Francisco Torres, Romacaca broke quickly and settled into the second position early on, just behind pace-setting She's All In. Together, the pair set slow fractions of :23.92, :49.62, and 1:14.37 while being pursued by Upperline and Pathway, with Snow Top Mountain, Smart Sting, and Bizzy Caroline trailing the field.

She's All In and Romacaca continued with their uncontested pace around the far turn, after which She's All In gave way and left Romacaca alone on the lead. However, she would not be alone for long, as Snow Top Mountain rallied into contention on the far outside to engage the leader for command of the race. The two put on an amazing show throughout the homestretch, with Romacaca eventually holding off her rival to win by a neck. The final time for 1 3/16th miles on turf was 1:56.67 seconds.

Upperline finished third, followed by Smart Sting, Bizzy Caroline, She's All In, and Pathway. The winner is owned by Frank Carl Calabrese and trained by Danny Miller.

-Keelerman

Modesty Handicap Entries and Post Positions

Here are the entries and post positions for the $200,000 Modesty Handicap (gr. III), to be run on Saturday at Arlington Park. The 9.5-furlong turf race for fillies and mares is a local prep for the upcoming Beverly D Stakes (gr. I) here at Arlington, and has thus drawn some of the top contenders for that race, including two-time Arlington graded stakes winner Upperline, Edward P. Evans All Along Stakes (gr. III) winner Snow Top Mountain, and the promising Smart Sting.

1 She's All In
2 Upperline
3 Snow Top Mountain
4 Trac N Jam
5 Bizzy Caroline
6 Smart Sting
7 Romacaca
8 Pathway

-Keelerman