Though two stakes were carded for
Kentucky Downs‘
closing day on Wednesday, three ended up being run as the Kentucky Downs Ladies
Marathon was split into two divisions.
Jake Ballis and Rashard Lewis’ White Rose took the $190,000
first division of the Ladies Marathon with jockey Shaun Bridgmohan aboard.
The Bill Mott-trained four-year-old bided her time in midpack before angling out
rounding the far turn. The gray Tapit filly ran down pacesetter La Malaguena in
the final yards and was 1 3/4 lengths clear of that rival while finishing 1 5/16
miles on the firm turf in 2:13 3/5.
La Malaguena was on top of a blanket finish, getting her nose in front of
Angegreen to take second. It was a head back to Street of Gold in fourth, while
9-5 favorite Cat’s Claw filled out the fifth spot another head back. A
half-length separated the favorite and Via Villaggio, who got her nose in front
of Sky High Lady on the wire. Another length saw Customer Base cross under the
line while holding Ann of the Dance by a neck. Bissectrisa and I’m Your Luv
completed the order of finish.
White Rose was the near 5-1 third choice and returned $11.80. The
Kentucky-bred earned her first stakes win in this spot while improving her
career mark to 16-4-4-2, $317,899.
One race later, Angel Terrace came from the rear of the $109,600
second division of the Ladies Marathon to get the best of leader I O Ireland
by 1 1/2 lengths. Jockey Florent Geroux was aboard as the Ghostzapper mare
finished up in 2:12 1/5 for trainer Jonathan Sheppard.
Tabreed, the 5-2 public’s choice, followed in third while rounding out the
field were Always Kitten, Topic, Baby Fresh, City of Trix, Honey Lake, Auld
Alliance and Any Given Chance. Lady Aspen and Sparkling Review were withdrawn.
Campaigned by breeder George Strawbridge’s Augustin Stable, Angel Terrace was
worth $14.40 as the 6-1 fifth choice. This was the five-year-old chestnut’s
first victory since her initial stakes win in the 2012 Valley View at
Keeneland. The
granddaughter of champion Storm Song also owns four stakes-placings and now
boasts a 17-4-3-3, $294,415 lifetime record.
Following the distaffers, 10 colts and geldings lined up in the $136,200
Kentucky Downs Turn Dash. Riverside Bloodstock LLC’s Dimension rallied for a
neck score over Something Extra, who in turn got his neck in front of 8-5
favorite Undrafted. It was another nose back to fourth-placer Stormy Going.
Big Blue Spirit, Todge, Expecting Cash, Banzai Charge, Catalactic and Pataky
Kid followed while Keg Party, Mongol Bull, No Distinction, Rugged and To My
Valentine were all withdrawn.
Dimension was piloted by jockey Chris Landeros, who subbed for Corey Lanerie
after he and Rafael Mojica Jr. were involved in a spill in the 6TH race. The duo
ran 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:17 for trainer Conor Murphy.
A Medicean half-brother to multiple Group 2 heroine and One Thousand Guineas
runner-up Spacious, Dimension added a second stakes win to his resume following
victory in the Play the King last August at
Woodbine. The dark bay gelding was fifth in the Woodbine Mile and
Breeders’ Cup Turf
Sprint to close out 2013.
Thus far this year, Dimension has placed in the Commonwealth Stakes at
Keeneland and the Play the King while running ninth in the Connaught Cup. The
six-year-old’s line now reads 25-5-6-1, $369,538.
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