Tucson finished strongly winning The FG Handicap in a tight finish by a nose from Duca Di Toscana with Kentucky Hero only another nose further back in third.
Race #6 16:05 FG Handicap – Grade III
1 1/8 Mile Turf Stake Purse $125.000 Open 4 Year Olds And Up.
Tucson wins The FG Handicap settling near the rear of the field five lengths off the pace then ran on strongly down the home stretch getting up on the wire in a tight finish to win by a nose from Duca Di Toscana with Kentucky Hero another nose further back in third. The winner is owned by Aer Stables.
Time: :464 1:10 1:334 1:453
$2 Mutuel Prices:
| 6 – Tucson | 6.80 | 3.20 | 2.50 |
| 2 – Duca Di Toscana | 2.90 | 2.40 | |
| 7 – Kentucky Hero | 3.40 |
$1 Exacta: 6 – 2 Paid 7.90
$1 Trifecta: 6 – 2 – 7 Paid 72.00
Tucson ran on from five lengths off the pace getting up on the wire to win in a photo by a nose.
Duca Di Toscana stalked the leaders settling in fourth three lengths off the pace ran on just failing on the wire to finish second.
Kentucky Hero started at the rear of the field seven lengths of the pace ran on very strongly down the home stretch getting up to finish third beaten in a photo by only two noses
Heartbreak Gullis. another one finishing in the bunch finish broke and raced in third then made headway into second in the home stretch only to be past by stronger finishers finishing fourth beaten less than half a length by the winner.
Il Capitano broke and raced in seventh five lengths off the pace ran on strongly making up four and a half lengths to finish fifth he has been sold since the race for 150.000.
Banana Boy broke first leading the field till the final furlong then just could not hold the fast finishers to drop back and finish sixth.
Beav Barley settled and raced in second ran on at one pace being past by all the fast finishers down the home stretch to finish seventh.
Candy Memories settled near the rear in sixth five lengths off the pace ran on but still went backwards to finish eight beaten by the winner by two lengths.
Honorable Eight settled and raced in fifth ran on at one pace to drop right back through the field to finish last of the nine runners.
Congratulations to Aer Stables.
The Englishman.
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