Trickmeister defeats Stay Thirsty in Vanlandingham S. [02:01]
Trickmeister took the lead and never looked back Thursday afternoon at Belmont Park, leading from gate to wire to defeat reigning Travers winner Stay Thirsty in his 2012 debut, the $90000 Vanlandingham overnight stakes. Away sharply under Ramon Dominguez, Trickmeister led the field through an opening quarter-mile in 23.23 and a half in 45.72. Stay Thirsty, who had pressed the pacesetter though the first half-mile dropped back briefly to third before re-rallying through the stretch to finish 1 ¾ lengths behind the winner, who completed 1 1/16 miles in 1:39.86 and returned $4.80 as the 7-5 second choice.
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