After a morning and afternoon of showers and rain, the sun finally broke through the clouds as the fields began posting for the seventh race of the Keeneland Opening Day card in the $400,000 Lafayette Stake. la on April 8th.
Marablue Farm and Pegasus Stud’s Old house was ignored by the betting public in the first bet race of Keeneland meet spring — the 3-year-old son of Overall analysis had never run more than five feathers and was shipping when encountered with a smaller company in Delta Downs for coach Brett Brinkman. However, stretching to seven clamps or stepping up to compete for shares did not make Old Homestead, who opened fire at the front and never looked back at Lafayette.
The bet win was particularly gratifying for driver Thomas Pompell, who scored the first Keeneland bet win of his 27-year career on Friday.
“(This win) tops (on Pompell’s list of career victories),” Pompell said. “It feels great (stepping into the Keeneland winner’s circle).”
Right from the start, Old Homestead took the field of 12 horses, sprinted out of the gate, and showed the way through the early divisions of: 22.55 and: 45.97. While being favored My joke has begun to plunge into the far turn and is very much touted Money supply With too much work left to do, Old Homestead kicked clear at the top of the lane, taking the winning lead 3 3/4 length.
“(Old Homestead) did it very well,” Pompell said. “When I rode him the other two times, we just got him out there at the front of the car and he seemed like he did it too easily. Then when I asked him a little bit, he was gone. ”
Old Homestead ($9.90) raced seven shoes in 1:22.98 on a track labeled as wet fast.
Mark and Nancy Stanley’s Surfer Dude cut short in the trip after a disappointing finish from Lecomte Stakes (G3), going on to take second through a 25-1 shot Osbourne .
Brinkman believes in Old Homestead’s ability to obtain the seven featherclips.
“We watched him all winter and then I worked for him 3/4 at Evangeline (Downs in Louisiana) before we shipped, and he gave me every sign,” Brinkman said. signal so he can get the distance,” said Brinkman.
Old Homestead, now 3 for 3, increased his earnings to $212,325.
The flying foal was bred in Florida by Marablue Ranch and Pegasus Stud. He was the first pony to win Songandaprayer mare Pearl de Vere who has one is not ranked Astern 2 year old chubby and born of Realistic jokes This year.
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