Fight Song ran on from third place driving through the final furlong to win The Garland of Roses Handicap by a head from Theres Hope 4 Geeks with Sweep Clean only a nose further back in third.
Race #1 12:20 The Garland of Roses Handicap
6 Furlongs Inner Dirt Stake Purse $125.000 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up.
Fight Song wins The Garland of Roses Handicap stalking the leaders till the home stretch before taking up the lead in the final furlong going on to win driving to the wire by a head from Theres Hope 4 Geeks with Sweep Clean only a nose further back in third. The winner is owned by Sccj Stables.
Time: :222 :451 :571 1:092
Race returns.
$2 Mutuel Prices:
| 2 – Fight Song | 5.20 | 4.50 | 3.10 |
| 1 – Theres Hope 4 Geeks | 8.30 | 4.70 | |
| 4 – Sweep Clean | 3.00 |
$1 Exacta: 2 – 1 Paid 22.50
$1 Trifecta: 2 – 1 – 4 Paid 121.10
How they ran.
Fight Song settled in third two lengths off the pace then started to make headway in the home stretch to take up the lead in the final furlong going on to win by a head.
Theres Hope 4 Geeks started in second two lengths off the pace ran on down the home stretch getting to within a head of the winner to finish second.
Sweep Clean settled at the rear of the field six lengths off the pace then ran on very strongly to finish third only a neck behind the winner.
Three Stars started in fifth settling four lengths off the pace then ran on to finish fourth beaten by a length.
Spider lead the field from the off then passed in the final furlong dropping back to finish fifth beaten by two lengths.
Blank Space settled and raced in fourth then weakened dropping back to finish last of the six runners beaten by four lengths.
Congratulations to Sccj Stables
The Englishman.
Categories: STAKES ARTICLES, Ungraded
