ELP Turf Stakes

1 1/16 Mile Turf Stake Purse $175.00 Filly & Mare 3 Year Olds And Up.

1st        Maiden Jane                  Winning Link Stables               Asmussen E    1:39.67               

There was a lot to unpack in this race and as I had quite the inside angle and it was probably more revealing than most 5 horse races are.

I said in the write up that this horse may well use the wide gate speed push and although all 15 of her races had been on the dirt it is clear, at HRP surface really doesn’t matter that much to most horses and the lead was unlikely to be pressured. She set up the easy lead and was never challenged for an impressive win with the only real surprise being the silly odds the odds monkeys had offered.

2nd       Test                                    Team 7 Illusions           Machado L      1:40.37

Stalked the lead and stayed there, a good effort for only a fourth start but I am not sure she will have a long career and this is maybe the best we will see of her.  

3rd        Hey Again                       Threshold         Bejarano R                      1:40.53

There was  a lot of information to be gleaned in this race for the trainer most of which wont be shared but of the three stable runners this one came out of a claimer to run a distant third.            

4th        Sannys Legacy             Threshold         Curtis B                            1:40.68

There doesn’t seem to be anywhere left for this filly that has promised so much but seems to be programmed with something that is impossible to change.    

Categories: STAKES ARTICLES, Ungraded