Wildest Slew hangs on for thrilling victory in Jenny And Tony Handicap

Wildest Slew hung on for dear life, capturing a thrilling victory in this week’s Jenny and Tony Handicap. This is her first stakes victory on turf and the fourth stakes win of her career. The win boosts her to a rank of 160 in the Turf Sprint Division for older females. It also pushes her career earnings mark past the 200K mark, taking her to a $222499 earnings total. As close as the odds were in this one, bettors were still not disappointed, as Wildest Slew paid $9.80 $4.30 $3.60 across the board, and contributed to a $44.50 exacta and a $155.80 trifecta.

Wildest Slew took charge from the gate, closely shadowed by Sauk Valley Storm. She finally managed to open up a bit of breathing space by the half, and as they rolled into the second half, she started to extend her lead, still maintaining just over two as the crossed into the stretch. Leather Lion was steadily chipping away down the stretch, slowly closing the gap from just off the pace. Gove The Governor put on the explosive close that has been her trademark, flying down the middle of the track between horses. By the time the wire came into sight, this one was was still anyone’s race, with the closers coming hard and the leader stretching for the wire. In a tremendous show of heart, Wildest slew got her nose across the finish line first, grabbing victory by that nose over Gove The Governor. Leather Lion was right in the mix, her third place finish a mere quarter length behind at the wire.