Forewarned shipping from Racing Parx to reach the top score of the game and spring once again disappoints about Aqueduct race track on April 2, $150,000 Excelsior Staking.
Owned and Trained by Uriah St. Lewis, 7-year-old son of Spread was a 42-1 long-term winner of the Queens County Stakes at the Aqueduct on December 19.
Foretold before entering Excelsior with a narrow defeat at the Battle of John B. Campbell on 19 February at Laurel Parkbut this time he hit his head on the rope for the first time, dueling inside Not processed yet and won the third choice 9-2 in the compact field of four.
Foretold that the third place in the first phase is 1-2 favorites First Constitution one step behind, let’s put the fractions that open easily: 24.57 for a quarter mile and: 48.66 for a half mile with Son of an ex-lover track an adjacent second. On the far side, the first Constitution was under the direction of Kendrick Carmouche because Forewarned came to terms even with pacesetter.
As the First Constitution began to retreat at the sixteenth third pole, Forewarned was faced with a new challenge when Unt Cure made his bid. The two fought each other in the final match with no treatment for a short time keeping a light order. But a foretold brave man had enough rest in his tank, fighting recklessly along the tracks under the lead of Dexter Haddock to win in the final time of 1:50.76 for 1/8 mile on the fast main track.
Unprocessed completed another 6 minutes before practitioner Todd Pletcher’s first Constitution. Son of an Ex completes the ending order. Splicethemainbrace scratched.
“When he saw the other horse, he turned around,” said Haddock, who was also on board for the victory in Queens. “He finished strong. I ride him to another win here and I’ll show him off in the morning. I like the horse.”
St. Lewis said he felt Foretold should have come out on top of Campbell, recording the best speed figure of his career from his last attempt.
“He was a good horse and tried. I think he should win and we gave him enough time between that race and now because he ran on February 19 and this is the day. April 2”, St. Lewis said. “Sometimes they bounce when they run to that big number. So we wanted to give him some time and he came back and did it well. He was always fighting. I saw him. and said, ‘Come on, Dad, you’ve got to understand.’ And he got it.”
St. Lewis said he would consider running Foreshadowed in the $1 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2) on April 23 at Oaklawn Park.
“I think this horse has a lot of ability and without being too ambitious, we could go to Oaklawn,” St. Lewis said. “It’s some twenty days now, we’re going to keep an eye on him and see how things are going for him and we can put him in a van and take him to Oaklawn. It’s a million dollars and I think he’s doing well.”
Foreshadowed the bank’s $82,500 win while boosting his lifetime earnings to $870,883 and a record 11-8-4. In addition to his recent bet win in New York, he is also a three-time defending Ohio’s Best Endurance Betting award at Mahoning Valley Race Course in his hometown of Ohio.
Bred in Ohio by Preston Stables, Forewarned was the first pony among shares to win the Five Star Day Fortune Play jockey, who had a 2-year-old pony that hasn’t been appreciated by many. Realistic jokes and ponies by Map of Liam This year.
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