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admit He discovered open area in the midst of the homestretch and received Friday’s Grade 2 race in a stakes-record time for $400,000 in prize cash. valley view For 12 3-year-old fillies racing on the turf at Keeneland.
The ultimate time for the two-corner mile was 1 minute 35.17 seconds on the onerous grass course, after first half instances of twenty-two seconds 74 seconds, 46 seconds 54 seconds, 1 minute 11 seconds 27 seconds, and 1 minute 23 seconds 24 seconds. The 2023 winner Surge Capability held the previous stakes document at 1:35.80.
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Skilled by Tommy Drury and ridden by John Velasquez, Admit (9-1) began additional again than he has since completed seventh within the 1 1/16-mile Ashland (G1) at Keeneland on April 7. Admit, eighth of 12 automobiles up the backstretch within the two-turn race, moved as much as seventh on the flip heading house.
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Because the herd gathered in entrance, Velasquez despatched Blame’s mare out to search out an open area and circle her rivals. Admit took the lead within the closing furlong and fought off a rally from second-place Basic Q (6-1) and Sam Cinna Bowser (35-1) to win by 1 1/2 lengths.
I acknowledge that I paid $20.60, $9.68, and $7.08. Basic Q $7.52 and $5.70. About $15.30. Subsequent Up (69-1) completed in fourth place. Taviti (9-5), who was the late favourite to win, flattened out within the closing phases below Irad Ortiz Jr. and took fifth place.
Claiborne Farm’s homebred horse Admit improved his document to 11:4-1-3. Final month, she completed fourth within the Duel Grounds Oaks (G3) at Kentucky Downs. Her final win was her third race on June 14 at Churchill Downs for a $125,000 turf allowance.
Friday’s first-place prize of $226,300 elevated Admit’s revenue to $608,323.
