Miles Ahead just beat the much loved Discharge the watch stock stock in $150,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes. February 19 at Gulfstream Parkbut coach Eddie Plesa Jr fully believes that the 5-year-old has made tremendous progress to complete the task.
“He just got better and better. Every race, he seemed to move forward,” said Plesa, the coach. Competitive advantage gelding for Laurie’s wife, David Melin and Leon Ellman. “I feel really confident going into this race that someone will have to put in a special effort to beat him.”
Miles Ahead, second pick 3-1, who won the Smile Sprint Invitational Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream last July, ran six trailers in a time of 1:08.88 on the fast track to keep up with the race. his third straight race in the 2021-22 championship meeting.
Drain the Clock, the 1st place winner after a clear win in an optional claim allowance on December 10 at Gulfstream, was sent to post as the 3rd favorite. 5 in the field of five people. The 4-year-old boy was trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. made a strong breakthrough but was picked up by Irad Ortiz Jr. reduce speed when Francatelli and Gatsby duel his insides along his back and Miles Ahead won his time in fourth place. First quarter mile run was: 21.96 while half was: 44.72. Drain The meter travels three wide laps around the tachometer to take the lead into the ramp with Miles Ahead in hot pursuit. The favorite has started for long periods while drifting out late, but Miles Ahead will not be denied under Paco Lopez.
Drain the Clock, who acquired a Woody Stephens Share presented by the Nassau County Industrial Development Authority (G1) at Belmont Park last season, finished 4 1/4 of the length not many winners classified bets Sorry diamond who finished third after falling behind the original speed.
The winner returned $8.20 for a $2 winning ticket.
Drain the Clock has won 4 of his previous starts at Gulfstream, his only loss coming in 2nd at the 1/16-mile Fasig-Tipton Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) last year. The Kentucky pony, who won the six-horse Limehouse Stock and the seven-horse Claiborne Ranch Stock (G3) before the Fountain of Youth, went on to win the Bay Shore Stock (G3) at Aqueduct race track and Woody Stephens.
Plesa said he has no firm follow-up plan for Miles Ahead, who has won his 11th career 21 races and has raked in $435,725.
“He’s found his niche and we’re capitalizing on it. Who knows what the future holds, but it makes you think about a lot of things,” Plesa said.
Bred in Kentucky by Nicholas M. Lotz and Betsy Kelley from the winning stallion Awesome Again, graded and wagered Jenny R. Miles Ahead is a $175,000 purchase by his current connections from Top Line Sales’ shipment to Ocala Breeders’ March Sale 2-year-olds training in 2019. He graduated. Keeneland September 2018 for $120,000 when Billy bought it. Williams from James B. Keogh’s shipment.
Miles Ahead was the first graded bet winner out of Jennie R., whose four starters were all winners. She is also the dam of the victorious blacks La Grange (via Curlin ).
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