Friday, August 29, 2008

WAKE UP MAGGIE WINS ADORATION HANDICAP

Irish-bred Wake Up Maggie, a 15-1 outsider ridden by Tyler Baze, seized the opportunity to rally between horses entering the stretch and went on to a decisive victory Thursday in the featured $86,000 Adoration Handicap for older fillies and mares.

Wake Up Maggie, a five-year-old mare owned by Bloodstock Management Services and trained by Julio Canani, drew out in the final sixteenth to win by almost three lengths, setting a Polytrack record of 1:35.42 for one mile. The old mark was 1:36.12 by Muny July 28.

Super Freaky, another longshot at 27-1, closed well through the stretch to be second, 1 ½ lengths in front of the 6-5 favorite, Model, with Lemon Chiffon fourth in the field of ten distaff runners.


Wake Up Maggie earned $51,600 with her sixth success in 20 starts and returned $33.40, $15.20 and $6.60. Her career earnings are $599,124.

Super Freaky paid $28.40 and $12.20, while Model, runner-up to the unbeaten Zenyatta in the Clement L. Hirsch Handicap this summer, returned $3 to show.

After two days of Pick Six carryovers, there were four perfect tickets Thursday, each worth $371,480.

Attendance Thursday was 8,833.

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