The Force Awakens gains automatic entry into the BC and the KYD after winning The FrontRunner Stakes by half a length from Profound Connection with Peppermint Tune a length further back in third.
FrontRunner Stakes – Grade I
| 10/1/2016 | 17:10 | 9/27/2016 3:00 | SA | Race #6 | 1 1/16m | Dirt | Graded Stake |
| Purse $300.000 For Two Year Olds. |
The Force Awakens wins The FrontRunner Stakes – Grade I, going close up racing in third from the off, then made his challenge in the home stretch going on to win by half a length from Profound Connection with Peppermint Tune a length further back in third. The winner is owned by Diablo Diablo.
Time: :232 :471 1:104 1:413
Race returns.
$2 Mutuel Prices:
| 5 – The Force Awakens | 17.20 | 9.10 | 3.80 |
| 12 – Profound Connection | 6.40 | 3.60 | |
| 10 – Peppermint Tune | 6.60 |
$1 Exacta: 5 – 12 Paid 25.90
$1 Trifecta: 5 – 12 – 10 Paid 764.90
How they ran.
The Force Awakens raced in third from the off, then made his challenge in the home stretch going on to win by half a length
Profound Connection settled next to the rear of the field nine lengths off the pace, then ran on very strongly getting up to finish second.
Peppermint Tune stalked the leaders early, then ran on to finish third.
Flightwing Commander started in fourth and finished there.
Flashback Time started and raced in eighth, then ran on down the home stretch getting up to finish fifth.
Snow To Remember started second and dropped back into third, then improved back into second before weakening down the home stretch to finish sixth.
Money En Fuego started sixth and improved into fourth, then weakening down the home stretch dropping back through the field to finish seventh.
Que Cosa always in mid pack racing in seventh dropping back to finish eighth.
Trouble Mountain lead the field from the off then when passed weakened back through the field to finish ninth.
Skeleton Crew settled at the rear of the field nine lengths off the pace, did run on making up four lengths but still finished tenth.
Sleet always near the rear of the field starting in tenth finished eleventh.
Condottieri Secret never in the race, always near the rear raced in ninth then weakened to finish last of the twelve runners beaten by the winner by eleven lengths.
Congratulations to Diablo Diablo.
The Englishman.
Categories: Grade I, STAKES ARTICLES
