EquiTimes Channel-10/30/05- Breeders' Cup

[Lizanna Foglak]

Breeder's Cup Results

Juvenile Fillies:
1. Folklore
2. Wild Fit
3. Original Spin
4. Ex Caelis
5. Sensation
6. Knights Templar
7. Adieu
8. Along The Sea
9. She Says It Best
10. Diamond Omi

Juvenile:
1. Stevie Wonderboy
2. Henny Hughes
3. First Samurai
4. Brother Derek
5. Superfly
6. Sorceror's Stone
7. Dr. Pleasure
8. Stream Cat
9. Leo
10. Jealous Profit
11. Dawn of War
12. Ivan Denisovich
13. Set Alight
14. Private Vow

Filly and Mare Turf:
1. Intercontinental
2. Ouija Board
3. Film Maker
4. Wonder Again
5. Favourable Terms
6. Wend
7. Angara
8. Megahertz
9. Karen's Caper
10. Mona Lisa
11. Luas Line
12. Flip Flop
13. Riskaverse
14. Sundrop

Sprint:
1. Silver Train
2. Taste of Paradise
3. Lion Tamer
4. Attila's Storm
5. Elusive Jazz
6. Lifestyle
7. Lost in the Fog
8. Imperialism
9. Gygistar
10. Wildcat Heir
11. Battle Won

Mile:
1. Artie Schiller
2. Leroidesanimaux
3. Gorella
4. Whipper
5. Majors Cast
6. Limehouse
7. Host
8. Singletary
9. Ad Valorem
10. Valixir
11. Sand Spring
12. Funfair- did not finish
((see end of fifth post; "Artie Schiller..."))

Distaff:
1. Pleasant Home
2. Society Selection
3. Ashado
4. Stellar Jayne
5. In The Gold
6. Capeside Lady
7. Nothing But Fun
8. Hollywood Story
9. Sweet Symphony
10. Island Fashion
11. Happy Ticket
12. Yolanda B. Too
13. Healthy Addiction

Turf:
1. Shirocco
2. Ace
3. Azamour
4. Bago
5. English Channel
6. Silverfoot
7. Better Talk Now
8. Gun Salute
9. Fourty Niners Son
10. Leprechaun Kid
11. Laura's Lucky Boy
12. Shakespeare
13. Shake the Bank

Classic:
1. Saint Liam
2. Flower Alley
3. Perfect Drift
4. Super Frolic
5. Suave
6. Choctaw Nation
7. Starcraft
8. Sir Shackleton
9. Sun King
10. Borrego
11. Oratorio
12. Jack Sullivan
13. A Bit O'Gold

[Lizanna Foglak]

Saint Liam stakes claim for Horse of the Year honors


Saint Liam ((source for photo: Thoroughbred Times))

"Saint Liam came through in the Breeders' Cup Classic and probably wrapped up Horse of the Year honors Saturday at Belmont Park with a stirring victory in America's richest race.

Taking the lead at the top of the stretch, Saint Liam held off the challenge of Flower Alley and gave Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey his fifth win in the Classic and 15th victory in the Breeders' Cup.

Sent off as the 2-1 favorite in a field of 13, Saint Liam bided his time behind leaders Sun King and Suave until the field reached the far turn. And that's when Bailey sent the 5-year-old son of Saint Ballado four-wide to take command.

Saint Liam came into the $4,680,000 Classic with three wins in five starts this year, including the Woodward at Belmont on Sept. 10. With previously unbeatens Lost in the Fog losing in the $1 million Sprint and First Samurai losing in the $1.6 million Juvenile, Saint Liam appears to have the inside track for Horse of the Year. His top competition would be Preakness and Belmont winner Afleet Alex, who has not raced in nearly five months and missed the Classic.

Saint Liam, a hometown favorite who trained for this race at nearby Aqueduct, gave trainer Richard Dutrow Jr., his second win on the day. Earlier, his sprinter Silver Train upset Lost in the Fog.

"We just got lucky,'' Dutrow Jr. said. "I just couldn't be happier.''

Saint Liam broke from post No. 13 and covered the 1 1/4 -mile Classic in 2:01.49, becoming the second straight favorite to win the centerpiece of the eight-race, $15 million-plus Breeders' Cup, which drew a crowd of 54,289. Ghostzapper won it last year and was voted Horse of the Year.

Owned by William K. and Suzanne Warren Jr., Saint Liam returned $6.80 to win and earned $2,433,600, boosting his career bankroll to $3,696,960.

Family and friends of the owners, wearing Saint Liam baseball caps, swamped Bailey in the winner's circle and the rider was also congratulated by New York Yankees manager Joe Torre.

Dutrow made his pitch for Horse of the Year.

"We have the best horse around,'' he said. "We didn't duck any kind of horse.''

The 48-year-old Bailey, who failed to win aboard three earlier favorites Saturday, came up big at the right time. The jockey has been considering retirement and this could be his last Breeders' Cup race.

"I'll ride through Thanksgiving and think about it,'' Bailey said.

Flower Alley, winner of the Travers but fourth in the Jockey Club Gold Cup in has last start, ran a strong race in his second try against older horses.

Perfect Drift was third, followed by Super Frolic, Suave, Choctaw Nation, Starcraft, Sir Shackleton, Sun King, Borrego, Oratorio, Jack Sullivan and A Bit O' Gold. Perfect Drift, in his fourth Breeders' Cup, had his best finish."

Source: espn.com

[Lizanna Foglak]

Shirocco leads 1-2-3-4 Euro finish

"Shirocco led a parade of European invaders in Saturday's $2,090,760 Breeders' Cup Turf at Belmont Park, justifying his growing popularity in the days leading to the wide-open race.

Listed at 20-1 on the morning-line, Shirocco was bet down to 8-1 and ran 1 1/2 miles on turf in 2:29.30 on a good course. Based in France with trainer Andre Fabre, Shirocco ($19.60) finished 1 3/4 lengths in front of Ace, who is based in Ireland. Azamour, the 7-2 favorite from Ireland, and Bago, of France, finished third and fourth.

The best finish by an American-based horse was English Channel, who finished fifth. Defending champion Better Talk Now finished seventh.

Shirocco was always well-placed under jockey Christophe Soumillon. The French-based Soumillon became the fourth jockey to win the first Breeders' Cup race of his career on Saturday, joined by Rafael Bejarano, Garrett Gomez, and Edgar Prado.

Soumillon had Shirocco in second for the first mile, chasing Shake the Bank, a rabbit for Better Talk Now. Shake the Bank led by as many as seven lengths through early fractions of 23.95 and 47.89 seconds.

Shake the Bank's quick pace helped several closers. Shirocco, running well within himself, glided alongside Shake the Bank at the end of the backstretch when Shake the Bank faded.

Shirocco led for the final half-mile. He had a half-length advantage over English Channel with a quarter-mile remaining and was not seriously threatened through the stretch, extending his lead through the final furlong.

"This is just a dream," Soumillon said. "When I got to the turn, I just wanted to let him go and not try to pull him back to mix up his action. When he saw the wire, he just flew home."

The win marked Fabre's first success in the Turf since In the Wings's victory in 1990 at Belmont Park.

Ace finished a neck in front of Azamour, who was three-quarters of a length in front of Bago. English Channel was followed by Silverfoot, Better Talk Now, Gun Salute, Fourty Niners Son, Leprechaun Kid, Laura's Lucky Boy, Shakespeare, and Shake the Bank.

Azamour closed from seventh in the final quarter-mile, but was hampered in traffic, jockey Michael Kinane said. "I got held up at a vital time," Kinane said.

Shakespeare, the winner of the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic here Oct. 1, suffered his first loss in his sixth start.

"He just couldn't get a hold of the ground at all," jockey Jerry Bailey said.

Shirocco's victory in the BC Turf was his third in a Group 1 or Grade 1 race. Owned and bred by Baron Georg von Ullmann, Shirocco won the German Derby and a Group 1 against older horses in Italy as a 3-year-old in 2004 when trained in Germany by Andreas Schutz.

Shirocco joined Fabre's stable during the summer. Shirocco will stay in training in 2006, Fabre said.

"He can act on any ground," Fabre said. "He's a strong galloper, and today's condition suited him. He's a staying horse with a lot of power." "

Source: espn.com

[Lizanna Foglak]

Pleasant Home takes Distaff; Ashado third

"Pleasant Home, who had never won a Grade 1 race and was dismissed as a 30-1 outsider in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff on Saturday at Belmont Park, roared past her opponents at the top of the stretch and turned a seemingly wide-open race into a one-sided route. She won by 9 1/4 lengths over Society Selection, who beat favored Ashado by a neck for second.

That second-place photo cost Ashado enough money to deny her from overtaking Azeri as the all-time money-winning filly or mare in North America. Ashado, who also was making the final start of her career, needed to finish first or second to bypass Azeri.

Stellar Jayne was fourth in the Distaff and was followed, in order, by In the Gold, Capeside Lady, Nothing But Fun, Hollywood Story, Sweet Symphony, Island Fashion, Happy Ticket, Yolanda B. Too, and Healthy Addiction.

The margin of victory was the second-largest in Breeders' Cup history, behind only Inside Information, who won the Distaff at Belmont Park in 1995 by 13 1/2 lengths. Like Inside Information, Pleasant Home is trained by Shug McGaughey and is owned by Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps.

McGaughey was winning the Distaff for the third time and recorded his ninth Breeders' Cup victory, second all-time among trainers to D. Wayne Lukas.

"I was expecting her to run well," McGaughey said, "but I wasn't expecting this."

Pleasant Home ($63.50) completed 1 1/8 miles on the fast main track in 1:48.34. The victory was her fifth in 12 starts. She had finished second in the Spinster Stakes at Keeneland in her previous start. She is a daughter of Seeking the Gold, out of the Pleasant Colony mare Old Country Place.

Pleasant Home, 4, benefited from a hot early pace and a clever ride from jockey Cornelio Velazquez. Capeside Lady led through an opening quarter in 23.33 seconds, but the pace quickened noticeably during the long run down the backstretch, with 10 of the 13 runners within only a few lengths of one another after a half-mile in 46.31 seconds.

Pleasant Home was 12th after a half-mile, but as the field moved around the turn, Pleasant Home began her rally. Velasquez kept her on the rail until the quarter pole, when he swung Pleasant Home to the middle of the track.

She quickly flew past Ashado and Society Selection, who were in tight quarters, and set sail for the finish line.

"She doesn't have any early speed," McGaughey said. "But I thought somewhere in the race, we'd get some help."

John Velazquez, who rode Ashado, offered no excuses for the 2-1 favorite.

"She ran a great race. The winner just ran a tremendous race today," Velazquez said. "She tried hard the whole time and just got beat for second." "

Source: espn.com

[Lizanna Foglak]

Artie Schiller bigger and better

"The 54-year-old Jimmy Jerkens began working for his father, the Hall of Fame trainer Allen Jerkens, when he was a little kid. Never was there a sense of anything but love for the sport, love for the father. Saturday, Jimmy Jerkens did something his father has not yet done - win a Breeders' Cup race. Artie Schiller rallied from fifth place and beat heavily favored Leroidesanimaux by three-quarters of a length in the $1,856,925 Mile.

Artie Schiller gave Garrett Gomez his second win on the Breeders' Cup card, a remarkable turnaround for a jockey who had fallen off the map. And Artie Schiller, winning his first Grade 1 race, gave the Jerkens' family its first Breeders' Cup after nine starters had lost.

"I didn't think I'd be the first one, that's for sure," Jimmy Jerkens said.

Artie Schiller finished 12th as the favorite in the 2004 Mile. Much has changed since then. Artie Schiller has matured, and Saturday he was able to run out of his own stall, rather than shipping.

"This year he's gotten a little thicker," Jerkens said. "He's grown up."

Artie Schiller, Jerkens said, has "become like a pet around here. But he doesn't ship as well. He doesn't eat as well, and he can be a little studdish away from home."

Artie Schiller had the home court Saturday, and though regular rider Richard Migliore was absent, after being injured in the paddock here last week, Gomez gave Artie Schiller a rousing ride.

Breaking on top was Singletary, of all horses. A dead closer, Singletary gave way to Ad Valorem after a few strides, but he was always close to the pace in his bid for a second straight Mile - too close, since Singletary would fade to eighth in the stretch.

"He just didn't have the extra kick today," said jockey David Flores.

Sand Springs, who would tire to last, rushed up to challenge for the lead, with Leroidesanimaux, wide early after breaking from post 11, on top of the leaders through an opening quarter-mile in 23.47 seconds and a half in 46.88. Behind the top three came Artie Schiller, saving ground along the inside. He ran into contention at the top of the stretch and Gomez found a hole, going up to challenge Leroidesanimaux, who had emerged with the lead. The favorite fought back, but Artie Schiller was relentless, pulling away in the final 50 yards. He was timed in 1:36.10 over a course labeled good and paid $13.20 to win as the second choice.

"This horse always runs his eyeballs out," said Jerkens.

Leroidesanimaux, whose win streak came to an end at eight, raced valiantly in defeat, holding off third-place Gorella by a nose. He was forced to run in bar shoes, which soothed his tender feet but compromised his traction, and fought gamely when challenged by the winner.

"He's a better horse than that," said trainer Bobby Frankel. "Running in two aluminum plates, that had to hurt him."

A bad breakdown marred the Mile. Funfair pulled up suddenly on the backstretch with a broken hind leg and was euthanized after the race."

Source: espn.com
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Funfair euthanized after injury in Mile

Funfair was euthanized Saturday after fracturing a hind leg in the Breeders’ Cup Mile at Belmont Park.

The horse from Britain, ridden by Edgar Prado, pulled up along the backstretch shortly after the race began. Prado dismounted, and the injured 6-year-old gelding continued running around the track as the race continued.

Prado was uninjured, and returned to finish second aboard Society Selection in the Distaff. Funfair was finally stopped by track personnel, but the injury proved untreatable and the horse was euthanized on the track.
“He sustained an open fracture of the right behind cannon bone,” said Dr. C. Wayne McIlwraith, the Belmont Park veterinarian. He described it as “a catastrophic injury.” "

Source: MSNBC.com

[Lizanna Foglak]

Silver Train upsets undefeated Lost in the Fog

"The $1 million Breeders' Cup Sprint became a tale of two 3-year-olds after Silver Train registered a surprising head victory over Taste of Paradise, and Lost in the Fog's unbeaten streak came to an equally shocking end Saturday at Belmont Park.

Silver Train rallied to a head victory over Taste of Paradise, then had to survive a claim of foul by jockey Garrett Gomez aboard the runner-up before giving trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. his first Breeders' Cup victory.

Lost in the Fog, who entered the Sprint unbeaten in 10 starts, held a narrow advantage into the stretch before faltering through the final furlong to finish seventh as the 3-5 favorite.

Silver Train, a 3-year-old son of Old Trieste, paid $25.80 after covering six furlongs in 1:08.86 over a fast track. The victory was the second on the day for jockey Edgar Prado, who also won the Juvenile Fillies aboard Folklore.

Silver Train raced in perfect position behind a four-horse speed duel that included Lost in the Fog. Prado angled Silver Train wide to launch his bid into the stretch, overtook the tiring Lost in the Fog inside the eighth pole, and after edging clear withstood Taste of Paradise.

Taste of Paradise saved ground on the turn, steadied briefly behind Lost in the Fog and Silver Train near midstretch, continued willingly once regaining his best stride, and just missed. Lion Tamer outfinished a courageous Attila's Storm to be third.

Lost in the Fog broke a step slow, recovered to force the pace while hung four wide around the turn, but had little left once leaving the eighth pole.

Wildcat Heir, who finished 10th, fell after crossing the finish line, unseating jockey Stewart Elliott. Neither was seriously injured.

"He got a perfect trip," said Dutrow of Silver Train. "The race was tailor made for him. There was lots of speed and he likes to sit and come. I didn't think our horse bothered anybody. It's a very special thing to win a Breeders' Cup race. I'm just drained."

Trainer Gary Mandella was thrilled with Taste of Paradise's performance but frustrated after the stewards allowed the original result to stand.

"I'm thrilled for the horse, he ran great, but I wish we could have gotten him all the way there," said Mandella. "He was right on Prado's horse's tail then had to take up and lost 1 1/2 lengths. I'll be all right in about a half hour."

Trainer Greg Gilchrist offered little excuse for Lost in the Fog's first loss.

"He was wide but not that wide. It wasn't a big thing, and he's certainly capable of running those kind of fractions," said Gilchrist. "He just didn't have it in him today. I don't like to make excuses. It would have been nice to cap it off with a win today. It just wasn't meant to happen. You have to take the bad with the good and one race doesn't a career make."
"

Source: espn.com

[Lizanna Foglak]

Intercontinental goes wire to wire

"The Breeders' Cup dynasty continues for the remarkable broodmare Hasili.

Saturday at Belmont Park, Hasili's daughter Intercontinental led throughout the $1,060,000 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf to pull a 15-1 upset. The win came four years after Banks Hill, another Hasili foal, won the BC Filly and Mare Turf over this course.

Intercontinental ($32.20) gave jockey Rafael Bejarano his first win in a Breeders' Cup, and his ride was credited by winning trainer Bobby Frankel as a key to the victory.

Intercontinental took the lead after the first furlong, led by two lengths on the backstretch, shook off a threat from Wend, pulled clear by three lengths on the final turn, and held off a late challenge from defending champion Ouija Board and Film Maker to finish 1 1/4 lengths in front.

Intercontinental finished 1 1/4 miles on turf in 2:02.34 over a good course.

"I broke good and didn't ask the horse," Bejarano said. "I stayed comfortable. When I didn't see anyone coming, I asked her and she exploded at the quarter pole."

Best in races over a mile in recent years, Intercontinental, 5, proved she can extend her speed.

"She had never been a mile and a quarter," Frankel said. "I didn't feel real good until five jumps before the wire. It worked out great."

Ouija Board, who was limited to two starts in England this year because of injury, finished a neck in front of Film Maker. Ouija Board, the 2-1 favorite, was eighth early and moved into contention while racing wide through the final half-mile.

"I got a good run early," said Ouija Board's jockey, Jerry Bailey. "I was as far off the pace as I wanted to be. I just couldn't run them down."

Film Maker overcame brief trouble in the opening furlong when jockey Patrick Valenzuela had to check in traffic. "She wasn't as close as I wanted," Valenzuela said. "She made a good run through the stretch and ran a good race."

Film Maker, who was second in the 2004 BC Filly and Mare Turf, was followed by Wonder Again, Favourable Terms, Wend, Angara, Megahertz, Karen's Caper, Mona Lisa, Luas Line, Flip Flop, Riskaverse, and Sundrop.

Sundrop was vanned off, and was reported to be "leg-weary," according to veterinarians.

The victory was likely the final start for Intercontinental, who races for breeder Khalid Abdullah's Juddmonte Farm. Abdullah was present at Belmont on Saturday, but did not attend a post-race press conference.

Intercontinental has won 13 of 22 starts and $2,052,463. A stakes winner in France in 2003, Intercontinental has won 9 of 13 starts since joining Frankel's barn during the winter of 2003-04. Eight of the nine wins came in stakes, including the Grade 1 Matriarch.

Hasili, a stakes winner in France during her racing career in the early 1990's, is also the dam of the English champion Dansili, the French stakes winner Cacique, and the millionaire stakes winner Heat Haze."

Source: espn.com

[Lizanna Foglak]

Stevie Wonderboy a hit in BC Juvenile

"Merv Griffin has another hit on his hands. He just hopes he can remain at the top of the charts for another six months.

Griffin, who had a No. 1 song in the 1950's, created two of the top game shows in television history, and won 15 Emmy Awards, is the owner of Stevie Wonderboy, who stormed down the center of Belmont Park's main track Saturday and ran down Henny Hughes to take the $1,590,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile by 1 1/4 lengths.

Henny Hughes, runner-up in the Hopeful and Champagne, held second by two lengths over First Samurai, the previously undefeated colt who had been sent off the 6-5 favorite.

It was 5 1/4 lengths back to Brother Derek, who was followed in the order of finish by Superfly, Sorcerer's Stone, Dr. Pleasure, Stream Cat, Leo, Jealous Profit, Dawn of War, Ivan Denisovich, Set Alight, and Private Vow. The bridle on Private Vow broke early in the race, and he was a non-factor.

The victory was the first for Griffin, who created the game shows "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy." He also became a real estate mogul, buying the Beverly Hills Hotel.

"There's a lot of excitement with the Emmys and all, and then there's fighting with Donald Trump, which is fun, but this is extraordinary," said Griffin, 80. "I mean to stand in the winner's circle and to be able to shout my own named, that's a thrill."

Stevie Wonderboy rallied from far back in the pack to get the job done under Garrett Gomez, who won his first Breeders' Cup race. Stevie Wonderboy was in 11th position while Henny Hughes dueled with Dawn of War through fractions of 23.14 seconds and 45.75.

Stevie Wonderboy stumbled a bit down the backside, but Gomez got him to quickly recover. He advanced four wide on the turn and was able to wear down a stubborn Henny Hughes, who had turned back First Samurai in upper stretch.

Stevie Wonderboy covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.64 and returned $11 to win as the second choice.

"I had a decent trip early, but a horse down on the inside swung out at the five-eighths pole, and I clipped heels with him," Gomez said. "I took back a little and dropped to the inside, and from the half-mile pole on I was waiting to push the button. When I did, those two horses gave me more of a fight than I expected."

Henny Hughes, making his first start since being transferred to Kiaran McLaughlin on Oct. 11, finished a game second. For McLaughlin, the Juvenile was reminiscent of the Kentucky Derby, when his Closing Argument was nailed at the wire.

"I thought we were home at the eighth pole," McLaughlin said. "The wire didn't come quick enough."

Jerry Bailey said First Samurai "threw a fit in the gate" but was simply not as sharp as he was when beating Henny Hughes in the Hopeful and Champagne.

"I was able to settle him, creep up on Henny Hughes, and I've been able to run him down before," Bailey said. "Today I couldn't."

Stevie Wonderboy, who was making his first start since winning the Del Mar Futurity on Sept. 7, will likely become the 18th winner of the Juvenile to be named 2-year-old champion. No Juvenile winner has ever come back the following year to win the Kentucky Derby, but Stevie Wonderboy will certainly be pointed in that direction."

Source: espn.com

[Lizanna Foglak]

Favorite Folklore gives Prado first Cup

With an assist from trainer D. Wayne Lukas and a razor-sharp mount in Folklore, jockey Edgar Prado finally ended his Breeders' Cup drought Saturday at Belmont Park.

Confirming that her performance in the Grade 1 Matron last month was not a fluke, Folklore put away an early challenge from Knights Templar, opened up a large advantage in midstretch, and had more than enough to hold off Wild Fit to win the $1,060,000 Juvenile Fillies by 1 1/4 lengths.

Wild Fit, off last and forced to steady midway around the turn, rallied in the stretch to be second, 4 3/4 lengths ahead of Original Spin. Ex Caelis, also trained by Lukas, finished fourth, followed by Sensation, Knights Templar, Adieu, Along the Sea, She Says It Best, and Diamond Omi.

For Lukas, it was his record 18th victory in the Breeders' Cup and his fifth in the Juvenile Fillies.

For Prado, it was his first victory in the Breeders' Cup series after going winless in his previous 41 mounts.

"It feels great," Prado said. "It took me a long time. I finally got it done. Hopefully, [there will be] many more coming up in the future."

Prado came back three races later to win the Breeders' Cup Sprint aboard Silver Train.Lukas had made a jockey switch from Cornelio Velasquez to Prado following a second-place finish in the Spinaway at Saratoga. Lukas said he felt Velasquez had been "overriding" Folklore and wanted someone to get her to relax.

In the Matron, on Sept, 17, Folklore relaxed well and drew off to a 14-length victory. Lukas opted to skip running Folklore back in one of the traditional October preps for the Juvenile Fillies and brought her to the Breeders' Cup off a six-week layoff.

Lukas said that Folklore puts plenty into her morning training and thought he'd have no problem getting her ready. Lukas came into the race supremely confident.

"I told Edgar just keep her settled in the post parade, because I've got her on a short fuse," Lukas said. "There's no need to stir her up in the post parade. Just take her over there and she'll do the rest."

Folklore, a daughter of Tiznow owned and bred by Bob and Beverly Lewis, covered the 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.85 and returned $6.50. She became the 12th favorite to win the Juvenile Fillies in 22 runnings of the race and will likely become the 19th winner of this race to be named champion 2-year-old filly.

Breaking from the rail, Folklore broke on top and ran an opening quarter of 22.65 seconds while racing in the four path. Knights Templar came up to her inside and prompted her though a half-mile run in 45.34 seconds.

Folklore put away Knights Templar approaching the quarter pole and opened up three lengths by the eighth pole. Wild Fit, under Alex Solis, rallied wide into the stretch and finished second.

"She ran the biggest race of anybody in the race," said Jeff Mullins, the trainer of Wild Fit. "Coming from that far back, having to get through traffic and to get steadied, and still come on to run second, that's a pretty big performance." "

Source: espn.com