Race #1 18:05 The Azeri – Grade II
1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $350.000 Filly & Mare 4 Year Olds And Up.
City Bus owned by Tiratzo beats both Mb Stables horses Lea and Make It Known to win The Azeri in a photo.
The Azeri – Grade II
| 3/18/2017 | 18:05 | 3/14/2017 3:00 | OP | Race #1 | 1 1/16m | Dirt | Graded Stake |
| Purse $350.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. |
City Bus wins The Azeri in a three way photo settling near the rear of the field then ran on very strongly getting up in the final furlong to win in a photo by a nose from Lea with Make It Known only another nose further back in third. The winner is owned by Tiratzo.
Time: :232 :47 1:104 1:414
$2 Mutuel Prices:
| 4 – City Bus | 9.10 | 3.30 | 2.20 |
| 6 – Lea | 2.90 | 2.10 | |
| 1 – Make It Known | 2.20 |
$1 Exacta: 4 – 6 Paid 8.70
$1 Trifecta: 4 – 6 – 1 Paid 54.40
City Bus settled four lengths off the pace near the rear of the field then ran on very strongly getting up in the final furlong to win in a photo by a nose.
Lea settled six lengths off the pace at the rear of the field then ran on very strongly to just fail in a photo by a nose.
Make It Known settled in mid pack three lengths off the pace then ran on down the rails to take third in a three way photo.
Moon Diamond started and raced near the rear of the field four lengths off the pace staying on at one pace getting up to dead heat for fourth.
Technology Sweep broke in third then settled back to race in fourth caught on the wire to share that place.
Sweep The Ash broke and raced in second till challenged in the home stretch weakening back to finish sixth.
Halloween Candy lead the field from the off till the home stretch then just weakened back through the field to finish seventh, beaten by four lengths.
Minda close up early then just weakened badly dropping back through the field to finish last of the eight runners beaten by eleven lengths.
Congratulations to Tiratzo.
The Englishman.
Categories: Grade II, STAKES ARTICLES
