Welcome Change ran on very strongly down the home stretch from the rear of the field getting up on the wire to win The Bold Venture Stakes from the also fast finishing Kiva Kon with Kiwiw Ripoff only a head further back in third.
Race #2 13:20 Bold Venture Stakes – Grade III
6 1/2 Furlongs Dirt Stake Purse $150.000 Open 3 Year Olds And Up.
Welcome Change takes The Bold Venture Stakes slowly away settling at the rear of the field then ran on very strongly down the home stretch to get up on the wire and win in a photo by only a nose from Kiva Kon with Kiwiw Ripoff only a head further back in third. The winner is owned by Alydar Stables.
Time: :222 :451 1:091 1:151
Race returns.
$2 Mutuel Prices:
| 12 Welcome Change | 22.00 | 11.40 | 6.90 |
| 3 Kiva Kon | 86.20 | 40.70 | |
| 7 Kiwiw Ripoff | 5.10 |
$1 Exacta: 12 – 3 Paid 2,735.40
$1 Trifecta: 12 – 3 – 7 Paid 1,508.70
How they ran.
Welcome Change raced at the back of the field ran on down the home stretch to pass every horse in the race to get up on the wire and win by a nose.
Kiva Kon raced in mid pack made headway down the home stretch just to faill by only a nose and finish second.
Kiwiw Ripoff close up early only a length off the lead then made head to take the lead in the final furlong only to be passed by the first two and finish third beaten only by a neck.
Vesuzard raced in eight four lengths off the leader then ran on down the home stretch to finish fourth beaten by a length.
Zykov settled near the rear of the field ran on down the home straight to finish fifth also beaten by a length.
Supervolt close up early just behind the leader then tried to challenge in the home straight only to be passed by the fast finishers to weaken back to finish sixth.
Just Wiggle It close up in third from the off ran on at one pace to weaken back to finish seventh only to be beaten by a length and three quarters.
Snow Tap broke in seventh weakened back to tenth then ran on pass beaten horses to finish eight.
Fast Review never in the race broke in ninth weakened back to eleventh then ran on to finish ninth.
Man Eater never in the race dropped back to last then ran on past beaten horses to finish tenth.
Big Victory broke first to lead the field by three quarters of a length and then just went backwards to finish eleventh.
Teased started in mid field then just went backwards to finish last of the twelve runners.
Congratulations to Alydar Stables.
The Englishman.
Categories: Grade III, STAKES ARTICLES
