3/22/2025
13 FG New Orleans Classic (GII) 
$500.000 4yo&Up 11/8th Mile Dirt 123lbs
Get in front and improve position… is an adage as old as horse racing itself. It certainly described Saturday’s NO Classic (GII) as All Take exploded from the gate, led every step of the way and dominated a VERY classy field, going under the wire clear by two lengths, while stopping the Teletimer at 1:46.77, second fastest time for this race and just a few tics off of the track record, set by Barbarino in 2007. The Alydar Stables trained gelding makes it 3-for-3 in 2025, all graded races, and is at the top of his game, right now. Congrats to the connections!
Eight West Party, trained by TwinTowersRacing, tried to make a race out of it, despite being dismissed at 28/1 odds. But this was a battle for the lesser monies… The Sidley Stud’s Spankersville was a quarter length back in third, then another half-length to Cheap Ways, from the Riggins Racing barn, in fourth. Five lengths covered the field of seven and the FG main oval was listed as Fast.
Categories: Grade II, STAKES ARTICLES
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