YOU CAN’T WIN ‘EM ALL
- chris lialios
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
No, you can’t win ‘em all, but twice this week we did the next best thing – run second. In our runners defense, both of them put in determined late run efforts against odd-on favorites that got loose on the lead over speed-favoring surfaces.
First to collect the runner up check at Thistledown was Countess Colette competing in a $34,000 accredited event at six furlongs for horses looking for their fourth win. The race carried a $50,000 claiming tag (there were no claims). With Luis Rivera in the irons, she was bumped and forced in at the start and settled in last. When called upon, the 5-year-old Mapleton-bred miss rallied in the middle of the track and was a clear second, while unable to overcome the clean lead held by two-time stakes winner Dynamic Racer. The Mike Rone trained Countess Colette pushed her career earnings to $145,087 and now sports a record of 15-3-7-1.
Over the Falls recorded her second consecutive runner-up effort on Monday the 25th and faced a similar racing running pattern as Countess Colette for HMDC and Taste of Victory Stable. After a clean break in the 6-furlong test, Jose Bracho put the 4-year-old into the action with the second flight, who were all tracking the loose-on-the-lead heavy favorite. The Justin Radosevich trained Over the Falls separated herself from the pack of contenders when she drifted to the six-path in upper stretch and was a clear second, while no threat to the winner racing for a $12,500 tag. The daughter of former Ohio stallion Mobil was facing registered company on Monday and may fare well when accredited opportunities present themselves.
Things that make you go h-m-m-m...Over the Falls was vying for favoritism with eventual winner Momma in the Cloud during the post parade. As they loaded into the gate Momma in the Cloud was made the even-money choice and when the gates opened and the field raced away, those odds were lessened to 1 to 5 !!!
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The Best of Ohio series kicks off on Friday at Belterra Park. While we don’t have any starters in the fields for this edition that offer $500,000 in purses to Ohio-breds - it is a good time to size up the competition. Daryl Duncan’s Duncan Farms will be represented by several starters, as well as runners bred by Dr. Sikora’s Mapleton Farm.
