The Stephens – GI
6/8/19
BEL Race 3 7F – Dirt
Purse $400.000
Three Year Olds

1st Viper Command, trained by Aer Stables

Obviously the cutback to one turn was the key to this horse as he earned his biggest win in here with a gate to wire performance. He broke quick and went straight to the front and had enough in the tank to hold them all off. He ran the race in 1:21.43 and earned $240.000 for the win.

2nd Fahrenheit, trained by Mb Stables

A very good runner up finish from this runner as the pace held very good in this race. This horse sat right off of the leader all the way and gave him a good for his money down to the wite but just could not go by. He ran a very second to only get beat by a length.

3rd Di Bug, trained by John Henry

Well my top pick in the race did not run too bad at all as he came on for a pretty good third place finish. He was a little bit off the pace for most of the way and he made a pretty good run down the lane and he was only beaten by a length for the whole thing. He ran a good race.

4th Cardinal Direction, trained by D J C Racing Stables

And rounding out the top four right here was this horse who also did not run a bad race at all. He stalked the pace early on in the race and was sitting in a nice spot for most of the way. When the real running started he couldn’t keep up with the top three but he at least held on for a very good fourth.

Summary

Well a huge front running performance by the winner that is for sure as he went gate to wire in here which is almost impossible to do especially in a race like this. He ran a huge race and showed that he is a very classy runner. Congratulations to Viper Command and Aer Stables.

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