8 years old Greeley and Ben expertly driven by Manny Franco for owner Darryl Abramowitz, scored on November 26 in his 39th career start, averting late charges of Runninsonofagun to post a brave $175,000 fall weight class win (G3), a six-stroke handicap for kids 3 and up at Aqueduct race track.
Greeley and Ben are having their first game for coach Faith Wilson, who scored her first win in May 2021 at Monmouth Park. Saturday’s win gave the matchmaker her first score.
“I wish my kids (Chelsea and Christian) were here for this, but me and my husband (Carlos Cortez) have to drive every day from New Jersey,” Wilson said.
Greeley and Ben, carrying 130 pounds in heavyweight exercises that have been part of Fall Highweight history, turned the tide against Runninsonofagun after finishing fourth to his familiar foe in the Bold Ruler Stakes (G3). in October. The Greeley’s Conquest gelding escaped that attempt to achieve the incline that would allow a six-mile launch on November 10.
“We’ve loved him since he came to the barn, and he just keeps getting better,” Wilson said. “The initial allowance was supposed to boost his confidence last time. Since then, he’s been very passionate about training, so he’s been proud of himself since his last win. . We were quite impressed with the way he performed.”
Bezos set the pace in the fall weight class, taking the lead through ratios: 22.90 and: 46.67 on the fast main track with Jaxon tourist track along the railway in seconds. Greely and Ben advanced from third place throughout the first leg, cutting corners on the long run to contend for the lead with Jaxon Traveler as element it in came third in the Bold Ruler, and Runninsonofagun took aim.
All four competitors entered by shout for the final 70 yards, but a game determined and Greeley and Ben poked their necks out to prevail in the final time of 1:11.95. Runninsonofagun finished exactly by passing Factor It In with Jaxon Traveler again in fourth.
Franco, who won the Notebook Stakes on November 25 with Avenue of Sound said he wanted an outstanding trip.
“My main thing is that I want to keep him healthy and close,” Franco said. “I just hugged the track the whole way. During the stretch, the lead horse opened the track, and my horse just went over and did the rest. It fought hard.”
Greeley and Ben ($16.80) hit $96,250 in the win while improving their record to 23-7-2. He has a lifetime income of $882,698.
Bred by the Millard R. Seldin Revocable Trust in Kentucky, Greeley and Ben were one of six who started numerous ponies from the Langfuhr female. Wild Traci . Five of those ponies were the winners, with Greeley and Ben being the top earners for her.
This summer at Racecourse SaratogaAbramowitz asked Greeley and Ben for $40,000.
Video: High Weight Fall H. (G3)
Bat Flip Point in Central Park
Harrell Adventures and Starlight Racing’s flip bat delivered a new turf relationship in his equity debut and passed the test with soaring colors, passing a field of nine minors in Thursday’s run on Saturday of the $120,000 Central Park Stakes, a mile across the courtyard outside the Aqueduct.
Diligent Dandy 2nd place, 1 1/2 distance behind the winner and get priority General Jim third.
Bat Flip wins Central Park Stakes
Bat Flip didn’t show much in the first two games starting his career this summer. Saratoga main rail. But a surface transformation made all the difference for the son of the freshman stallion good magic the person who completed correctly the winner of the classified bet Nagirroc on his six-foot turf debut here on September 24 before his final graduation on October 23, going 1/16 mile on the Aqueduct for Hall of Fame coach Todd Pletcher .
Bat Flip ran a mile on hard courts in 1:34.30 under Jose Ortiz, winning 1 1/2 of the way. He paid $11.20 on a $2 winning bet.
Bredded in Kentucky by Fifth Avenue Bloodstock, Bat Flip is out Harlan’s Holiday mare Crazy Kathy —sister of classified bet winner and Pletcher alumni Stressful holiday and a half-sister with a millionaire win a classified bet Money multiplier . The dam also has a full brother and a sister who are weaning Bat Flip
The Bat Flip was purchased for $350,000 in 2021 at The Saratoga Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s select annual sale in upstate New York, where he was consigned by Indian Creek.
Video: Central Park S. (BT)
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