No Stopping Her Today

Multiple stakes winner Stop the Groom T cruised to a decisive win Saturday in the Zinc Deputy(GB) Stakes.  The four year old daughter of Runaway Groom completed the 16 furlong distance in 3:31 2/5, earning a 92 SP for trainer priceless, she turned away all challenges to win by a final margin of 14 ½ lengths.  The hard-charging light gray mare extended her bankroll to $418,135 and pushed her record to 10 wins in 32 starts.

Stop the Groom T and Poker Storm broke cleanly and sprinted away from K’s Kachet and Noble Jenelle(IRE), who appeared content to let those two set the early speed.  The front two ran stride for stride and opened up six lengths on the field in the first four furlongs.  The jockey then let the reins out a notch on Stop the Groom T and began to inch past a game Poker Storm.  After eight panels Stop the Groom T was allowed her head and opened up daylight on Poker Storm.  K’s Kachet made a minor rally on the backstretch and maintained to pass the tiring Poker Storm, but there was no catching the early speed as the leader continued to gallop off.  Stop the Groom T won eased by daylight, with K’s Kachet finishing second, and Poker Storm fading to third.  Noble Jenelle(IRE) failed to fire and trailed the field.

Stop the Groom T                 $4.20   $2.10   $2.10

K’s Kachet                                        $2.70   $2.10

Poker Storm                                                  $2.10