Symboli Rudolf ran on very strongly from off the pace to win The FrontRunner Stakes by a length from the long time leader Phooeys Ideal with the running on Mainly A Flirt beaten in a photo for second by a nose.
Race #3 16:10 FrontRunner Stakes – Grade I [BC]
1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $300.000 Open 2 Year Olds.
Symboli Rudolf takes The FrontRunner Stakes mid pack early then ran on strongly down the home stretch to win The FrontRunner Stakes by a length from Phooeys Ideal with Mainly A Flirt only a nose further back in third. The winner is owned by Nakamura Stables.
Time: :232 :471 1:104 1:413
Race returns.
$2 Mutuel Prices:
3 – Symboli Rudolf | 7.00 | 3.80 | 2.90 |
6 – Phooeys Ideal | 7.90 | 7.20 | |
7 – Mainly A Flirt | 3.40 |
$1 Exacta: 3 – 6 Paid 67.70
$1 Trifecta: 3 – 6 – 7 Paid 76.30
How they ran.
Symboli Rudolf settled in mid pack five lengths off the pace then ran on strongly taking the lead in final furlong going on to win by a length.
Phooeys Ideal broke first going a length in front of the field and kept the lead till the final furlong just holding on for second.
Mainly A Flirt settled near the rear ran on very strongly just failing to get up for second to finish third.
Safecracker settled in second held that place till the final furlong only to be run out of it by the fast finishers to weaken back to finish fourth.
Cool Operator raced in fourth run out of it down the home stretch to weaken back to fifth.
Mr Gummybear settled at the rear ran for his best position to finish sixth.
Swift Flyer broke in eight dropping back into last place ran on at one pace to past beaten horses to finish seventh.
The Maze Runner broke in seventh then made headway to race in third then weakened back to finish eight.
Raj Fifa Star broke in sixth then just went backwards to finish last of the nine runners.
Congratulations to Nakamura Stables.
The Englishman.
Categories: Grade I, STAKES ARTICLES