2012 Comely Stakes [02:34]
2012 Comely Stakes
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Hot Summer - The Comely (G3) [01:48]
The Grade 3, $150000 Comely for 3-year-old fillies went to Hot Summer, who saved ground en route to a 2 ¼-length victory. Hot Summer, carrying the colors of Harold L. Queen, settled in third through an opening half mile of 46.00 seconds, waited behind horses in fourth through three quarters in 1:10.09, and kicked clear after finding room to deep stretch. Her Smile rallied along the outside to get second. The final time for the one-turn mile was 1:35.58. "[I saw on paper] that she's got speed," said winning jockey Luis Saez, who was making his first start at Aqueduct. "When she got to the gate, she wanted to go, but I got hold of her. At the three-eighths pole, I waited for the hole to open, and she responded. This is my first time riding here. I like it." Hot Summer, a daughter of Malibu Moon bred in Virginia by Lazy Lane Farms, paid $14.00 as the betting public's 6-1 fourth choice. Winning trainer David Fawkes said he believed Hot Summer would improve off her fifth-place finish in the Grade 2 Davona Dale on February 26 at Gulfstream Park. "[Last time] she stumbled a little bit and was rushed a little bit, and that isn't her," said Fawkes. "We've been working hard with her to sit off the pace, and it worked out." Now 3-0-1 from 5 starts, Hot Summer earned $90000 to push her bankroll to $158200. She will likely stay in New York, according to her trainer. "We'll talk to Mr. Queen and try to make a plan," said Fawkes. "We'll find something. There will be something, somewhere ...
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1994 Comely Stakes [00:46]
arrives with major credentials. She is a dark brown daughter of Dixieland Band; she is owned by Allaire duPont and trained by Allen Jerkens, and she has missed the winner's circle only once. Dixie Luck won by the length of her neck over Penny's Reshoot, who had a length and a half on Our Royal Blue. The winner ran the mile in 1 minute 37 seconds, returned $6.40 for a $2 wager and went home with a first prize of $66240. ... aqueduct horse racing dixie luck allen jerkens pennys reshoot bohemia ...
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