Thursday, April 9, 2009

RESULTS: Keeneland: Vinery Madison (G1)

Grade I $300,000 7 furlongs older f&m
(Horse;Pre-race System #)

1st- Informed Decision (13.3) (2nd Highest #)
2nd- Ventura (16) (Highest #)
3rd- Bear Now (6.7)

The top two finishers were and are so much better than the rest of this group. They're numbers lived up to that in an exciting finish Thursday.

Ventura (16) ran a long trip, Gomez had her tucked behind then swung out 5-wide to take a brief about 100 yards from the wire. John Velazquez on Informed Decision (13.3) straight up out-rode Gomez here. Velazquez saved ground and she dug gamely as her eyes met Ventura's.

System exacta($14.20) players were rewarded when the 5/2 shot necked out the 2/5 fave.

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