Musketier headed stablemate Simmard in taking his third
A 10-year-old son of Acatenango, Musketier dueled with Simmard the length of
“He had a great turn of foot,” jockey Ramon Dominguez. “He was in top form
For Attfield, whose first Singspiel triumph came courtesy of Daddy Cool in
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“I was cheering for both of them,” the Hall of Fame conditioner remarked. “Musketier
is a wonderful old horse. He’s still a battler. I’m proud of both. I love them.”
Musketier paid $7.90, $3.60, $2.70 as the near 3-1 second choice to Simmard’s
4-5 favoritism. Cognashene was third, 9 1/4 lengths behind, in the race timed in
2:28 over the firm going. City Wolf, Celtic Conviction, Solitaire and Big Red
Mile completed the order under the wire.
Musketier now owns seven stakes wins, including the Grade 2 W. L. McKnight
Handicap and two runnings of the Grade 2 Elkhorn Stakes. His record following
the Singspiel stands at 11-6-6 from 47 starts and he’s earned $1,095,383 in his
time on track.
Smokey Fire, making his first start since October 2010, was full of run down
Sent off at 17-1 in the Highlander, the Jim Dandy Stable silk-bearer tracked
The pacesetter held on for second, nosing out Gypsy Ring who in turn was a
“He was running very focused,” da Silva said. “He kicked in and he was
Smokey Fire recorded a final time for six furlongs over the firm turf in a
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Trainer Sid Attard was glad to see the gray gelding find his way back to the
winner’s circle.
“When he was so far back, I was worried,” the veteran conditioner admitted.
“I didn’t want to see him get stuck in traffic. He ran a great race.”
Smokey Fire paid $37.50, $14.20 and $6.90 in taking his seven-year-old bow.
Following the top four under the line were Stormy Rush, Bear Tough Tiger, Fatal
Bullet, Artic Fern and Surfrider.
Smokey Fire won three of six races in 2010, including a neck score in the
Grade 2 Play the King and a one-length triumph in the Mt. Sassafras. The son of
Smoke Glacken improved his career mark to read 15-8-3-1 with the Highlander
added to his resume, and boasts $703,173 in lifetime earnings.
Sandwiched in between the Highlander and Singspiel, Riding the River proved
best in the Grade 2, $252,784
King
Edward Stakes as the 13-1 longest shot on the board.
Trained by David Cotey for Dominion Bloodstock, HGHR Inc. and Linmac Farm,
the gelded son of Wiseman’s Ferry rated in last beneath jockey Todd Kabel as
Hothersal and Stormy Lord set the pace through splits of :23 1/5, :45 4/5 and
1:09 2/5. Riding the River angled out rounding the turn and launched a furious
six-wide rally in the lane to just get his neck in front of Big Band Sound on
the wire
Riding the River paid $29.20, $11 and $4.30 for running a mile on the turf in
1:32 4/5. Big Band Sound had a head to spare on third-placer Hollinger, while
2-1 favorite Hothersal finished fourth. Trend and Stormy Lord completed the
order under the wire.
Riding the River scored his first win in a year in the King Edward, though
the bay five-year-old did just miss by a head in the Grade 2 Play the King last
August. He is now 7-1-2 from 17 career starts and winner’s share from the King
Edward boosted his earnings to $413,321.
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