10/27/2024
11 The Empire Classic 
$250.000 3YO&Up Foaled in NY 1 1/8thm Dirt 3yo 121lbs Older 124lbs
Que the Hank… we nailed this one to the wall, handing out the exacta (26.70). Luz International scores in NY, just like RL, as Family Tradition takes The Empire Classic by a half-length, stopping the timer at 1:47.73, over the AQU main oval, listed as Fast. Galapagos set the pace, but didn’t have an answer in the final 150-yards, taking the second spot. Another quarter length back, and it wouldn’t be a stakes race without it, we had a dead-heat for the third spot with Everythings Fine and Mohegan Smoke hitting the finish line, somewhat close to each other. Only three lengths from first to worst, in this one.
Family Tradition Victorious In Empire Classic
Categories: STAKES ARTICLES, Ungraded
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