Fleur de Lis Handicap (Grade 2)- $400.000 Purse
CD- For Fillies and Mares Four Years Old and Upward
One Mile and One Eighth on the Dirt
July 1, 2023
It is never easy to be in a handicap as a high weight, but that is the situation that Cackle Street was dealing with for the Fleur de Lis Handicap. At least it would not be a major disadvantage, and the bettors were not concerned about it, as they would make her the post time favorite. Cackle Street would not have any problem with it, jumping right out to the lead and holding on for a wire-to-wire victory over the nine furlongs on a good track surface. She is trained by The Sidley Stud and is another one of those great Ginger Haggis foals that we see quite often these days. For The Sidley Stud, it is his first win in the race. Veteran rider J R Velazquez is a two-time winner now, but you have to go all the way back to 2008 to find the first one (with Power Rose). The race was run in a time of 1:49.87. Let’s take a look at it!
(1/2 Mile- :47.62)- Cackle Street, our eventual winner from The Sidley Stud, does not waste any time getting out front here, clearing the rest of the field by a length before they hit the finish line the first time and increasing it more as she moved around the opening turn. There are two horses side by side for second, hoping to not let her get away. Kalthoff Repeater, from Spankys Barn, and Charleston Girl, from Nakamura Stables are the two that are just off the lead. They are single file behind them, with El Salvador (Iolaus Racing) in the middle of the field, ahead of Bella Chica (Mb Stables) and Her World (D J C Racing Stables).
(3/4 Mile- 1:12.21)- Out in front, there is no one challenging Cackle Street at this time, and she continues to have a two-length lead on the rest of the field. Kalthoff Repeater is now all alone in second place as she maintained a steady stride that Charleston Girl was unable to keep up with during the backstretch. El Salvador is next, not yet pushing forward, but getting into position to do so. Bella Chica and Her World remain at the back of the field.
(Top of Stretch, 1.8F To Go)- It’s been an easy go of it for Cackle Street thus far, as she has held an uncontested lead for the entire race and enters the stretch still holding an approximate two length advantage. Kalthoff Repeater is about as clear of a second-place horse a Cackle Street is a leader but had not made a charge on the leader yet. In the middle of the field, El Salvador was just now passing Charleston Girl, and had a lot of work to do if she was going to make a bid for the win. Bella Chica and Her World were still non-factors.
(Finish- 1:49.87)- You won’t win a race much more comfortably than Cackle Street was able to do, as no one would put a move on her that would make her sweat this one out. It will be a wire-to-wire win for her, winning by a solid length. If the race was another furlong, it may have gotten very interesting, but it wasn’t another furlong. And because of that, and the too little too late run of El Salvador did was narrowly earn her a second-place check over Kalthoff Repeater. Everyone else was soundly beaten, but somehow Bella Chica will take home some earnings, by beating less ineffective than Charleston Girl and Her World were.
About The Winner- Cackle Street, trained by The Sidley Stud and ridden to victory by J R Velazquez, is a five-year-old mare by Ginger Haggis and is out of Vervain. She was bred in Ontario by The Sidley Stud as a yearling, the only trainer for which she has ever known. Congratulations to the connections! The win is her ninth in 28 starts, her third stake win, and second graded win. Her career earnings are now $526.720.
## | Horse Name | Owner Name | Jockey | Odds | Fin | Time | SRF | |||
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Cackle Street | The Sidley Stud | Velazquez J R | 1.05 | 13/4 | 1:49.87 | ||||
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El Salvador | Iolaus Racing | Silvera Ru | 10.40 | 2no | 1:50.05 | ||||
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Kalthoff Repeater | Spankys Barn | Gaffalione T | 4.45 | 33 | 1:50.06 | ||||
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Bella Chica | Mb Stables | Saez L | 3.35 | 41/2 | 1:50.84 | ||||
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Charleston Girl | Nakamura Stables | Centeno D E | 4.00 | 5hd | 1:50.96 | ||||
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Her World | D J C Racing Stables | Ferrer J C | 268.80 | 6 | 1:50.99 |
Track: Good
Time: :473 1:121 1:37 1:494
$2 Mutuel Prices:
6 – Cackle Street | 4.10 | 2.80 | 2.30 |
4 – El Salvador | 8.20 | 4.20 | |
1 – Kalthoff Repeater | 2.80 |
$1 Exacta: 6 – 4 Paid 43.70
$1 Trifecta: 6 – 4 – 1 Paid 102.10
Scratched: Cardano
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