by Charles Galli Count Monet now a perfect treble after sticking to the pace and then drawing clear to win the $150,000 Advent Bet on Dec 9 at 15-1 odds against one Oaklawn Park opening day crowd 13,500.
As expected, 4-5 favorites Tyler’s Tribe took the lead during halftime and continued to set up the early fractions :22,33 and :46,11 while being closely followed by Too much information . The winner, who had been stuck along the tracks in the backseat, eventually took the lead, knocking out the leader and claiming a three-stage victory under jockey Santo Sanjur in the closing game. so late Alto . Street .
The Count de Monet ($33.20) ran 5 1/2 the distance in 1:05.06 on a muddy track. Tyler’s Tribe holds the third spot.
Coach Tom Swearingen said of Count de Monet: “Everything he has done here (at Oaklawn) has been fantastic. “My experience since coming to Oaklawn is that you have to get your horse used to the track. I don’t think they missed us. I think we went up against a horse (Tyler’s Tribe) slightly more complete at the time.
“We have to see how he comes back and improves here over the next few weeks and maybe we’ll take another shot down the road. It’s definitely going to be here. We came to Oaklawn for a run here. “
2 year old son of inspect start his first two start at Indianapolis horseshoe.
Video: Advent S. (BT)
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