WinStar Farm and China Horse Club eagle scored her first bet win, taking the lead on January 1 in the 152nd run of the Nine-Feathed Ladies Betting Prize for Fat Girls and mares from the age of 4. and up, the first bets of the winter of 2023 meet at Aqueduct race track.
Coached by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher and ridden by Jose Lezcano, Falconet improved from a final fourth place in Comely (G3) on November 25 at Big A, where she stumbled at the start but only lost 2-1 /2 length to Sixty-three caliber .
Falconet performed much better in the Women’s Championship. She broke well from the 5th column on the farthest like Strange West and the Kendrick Carmouche was driven Battle of Bling , who won this race last year, scrambled for the lead to get in. Exotic West took the lead after a quarter-mile opening in: 23.47 on the muddy and sealed main track, with Falconet leading in third.
Lezcano asked Falconet to go down to the backseat more, even reaching a deal with Battle Bling to get inside her after half a mile at: 47.84, forehand and full run as Exotic West continued to hold its ground. leading position. Battle Bling takes place under gentle urging from Carmouche in the first leg when Sweet Willemina and tonal vision Offer generous bids from the back of the pack. Falconet came out with a clear advantage when the field reached the top of the 3/4 span at 1:13.52.
Battle Bling, who had been swung to fourth lane by Carmouche, fought bravely in lane for second place from Tonal Vision. Battle Bling trailed the lead but was unable to catch a fugitive Falconet, who was wrapped right in front of the rope to score two lengths in 1:52.15 as an even money favorite.
Battle Bling finished exactly three distances ahead of Sweet Willemina, who ran very well to the finish line before Tonal Vision 3 1/4 of the way. Exotic West fades to stretch in the ramp.
Byron Hughes, by Pletcher Belmont Park-based assistant, said he was satisfied with the trip from Lezcano.
“I think he did a great job of keeping her clear and getting her on a good rhythm,” Hughes said. “She responded to him and could kick there right after the first leg and move on.”
Lezcano, first on Falconet, said the dirty girl showed her class.
Lezcano said: “She broke up with me and she was there all the way. “When I asked her, she went ahead and won the race. Today she did everything right.”
Falconet, a 4-year-old child Uncle Mo and in addition to the 1st class winner Birdatthewire entered with two runner-up efforts in the joint stock company at the age of 3 in Iowa Oaks (G3) in grassland steppe and Seneca’s Overnight Shares at Churchill Downs. Bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm, she raked in $82,500 in the win and improved her record to 7-3-3-0. She returned $4.20 to the win.
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