Halory Leigh runs away from rivals in
Falls City
Jerry Crawford, Matt Gannon and Charlie Grask’s HALORY LEIGH
(Halory Hunter) recorded her second impressive Grade 2 victory of
the Churchill Downs fall meet with a 2 3/4-length triumph in
Thursday’s $325,200 Falls City H. (G2). A five-length winner of
the Churchill Downs Distaff H. (G2) in her previous start, the
Dale Romans-trained four-year-old filly rated a few lengths off
the early pace under jockey Eddie Martin Jr. before advancing on
the far turn to reach the front at the top of the stretch and
drew clear through the stretch.
Halory Leigh completed 1 1/8-mile Thanksgiving Day feature in
1:51 4/5 over the good track. Favored at 6-5, she paid $4.40, $3
and $2.40. Susan’s Angel (Cape Town), who was forwardly placed
throughout at 9-2 odds, easily held second and gave back $3.60
and $3. It was another 3 1/4 lengths back to 20-1 Miss Fortunate
(Deputy Minister), who returned $5.20. The exacta totaled $16.40,
the trifecta $124.20 and the $1 superfecta (3-4-2-1), with Indy
Groove (A.P. Indy) in fourth, was worth $171.40.
Flower Forest (Kris S.), Mayo on the Side (French Deputy) and
Red Cell (Geri) rounded out the order of finish.
Bred in Kentucky by Al Profitt and Larry Demeritte, Halory
Leigh recorded her third overall stakes victory and has now
earned $612,872 from a 21-7-3-2 line. She’s also placed in three
black-type events. Out of the winning Clever Trick mare Graceful
Leigh, the chestnut filly has an unraced two-year-old
half-brother named Invincible Sun (Carolina Kid) and a yearling
half-sister named Her Lady Grace (Lord Carson).