Rerun springs 21-1 upset in Miami Mile

Rerun plowed through the rain-affected ground to earn his first stakes win (Lauren King/Adam Coglianese Photography)

World Thoroughbreds Racing’s homebred Rerun (Grand Reward) rolled down the
center of the course to spring a 21-1 upset in Saturday’s $100,000
Miami
Mile (G3). Under a textbook ride by Jose Caraballo, the Chad Stewart trainee
collared 2-1 favorite Grand Tito (Candy Ride) by a half-length to spark a $44
win mutuel.  

“I told the jockey to sit as long as possible before he made his run. A
couple times, the horse made his move a little early and he’d kind of be right
there and hang a little bit,” Stewart said. “The jockey rode him perfectly.”

Rerun was parked in a ground-saving fourth much of the way, while
front-running Storming Inti (Stormy Atlantic) posted splits of :24 3/5, :48 3/5
and 1:12 3/5. Grand Tito, who stalked on the outside, accosted the pacesetter
turning for home and grabbed a brief lead in the stretch. But Caraballo had
angled Rerun out for a clear path, and he outkicked them all in a final time of
1:37 2/5 on a course labeled as good.

“He was lying a little closer than I thought,” Stewart said. “I told Jose he
wants to take off at the three-eighths pole but I said, ‘Don’t let him do that,
because he comes up empty. ‘I was actually cutting him loose before he was
supposed to, but Jose waited. When he swung him out, I was feeling pretty good,
because he hadn’t let him run yet.”

Grand Tito was a clear second by 1 1/2 lengths from Shatak (Cryptoclearance),
who rallied from last to head Storming Inti for third. Both Christophe Clement
entrants were scratched — Middleburg (Lemon Drop Kid) and the main-track-only
Red Vine (Candy Ride).