Her Emmynency edges Miss Temple City in Queen Elizabeth II
Challenge Cup
Ike and Dawn Thrash’s Her
Emmynency (Successful Appeal) took the lead rounding the far turn and gamely
staved off the late rally of Miss Temple City (Temple City) in Saturday’s
$500,000
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland, notching her first
graded win and a 19-1 upset with the head decision. The Michael Stidham-trained
filly survived an objection from the connections of the runner-up, who was
forced to check slightly in upper stretch, and Florent Geroux was up on the
front-running winner.
Sentiero Italia (Medaglia d’Oro), the 3-5 favorite in the 1 1/8-mile turf
affair for sophomore fillies, got up late to record a non-threatening third.
Runner-up in the Del Mar Oaks (G1) in her previous outing, Her Emmynency
stopped the teletimer in 1:48.84 on the firm turf and improved her scorecard to
7-4-2-0. $540,250.
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