Monday, October 22 2012

Upperline Outduels Ciao Bella to Win Rood & Riddle Dowager

LEXINGTON, KY (October 21, 2012) – Stone Farm, John Adger, Oak Crest Farm and trainer Michael Stidham’s Upperline prevailed after a protracted duel with Ciao Bella to win the 21st running of the $125,000 Rood & Riddle Dowager for fillies and mares by three-quarters of a length before a Sunday afternoon crowd of 19,134 at Keeneland.

Winner of the Bewitch (G3) here in the spring, the 5-year-old Upperline became the first horse to win the Bewitch and Rood & Riddle Dowager in the same year.