Polish Reality Goes Wire To Wire In Dr. Patches Handicap

Last weekend in Upper New York featured the Grade II running of the Dr. Patches Handicap for four year olds at a distance of six furlongs. On Saturday in the fifteenth race on the card the track saw a full field of fourteen starters. The seasoned veterans all loaded easily into the starting gates and the tense seconds passed before the fourteen horses would come charging out of the gates.

First out of the gate into an early lead was Polish Reality , owned by champions4 holding on to the lead by a bare nose. Just behind in second was sianna trained Kung Fu . One-fourth length back in third was Killick owned and trained by bredtosell . Hard To Handle and Indiscretion brought up fourth and fifth, owned and trained by zwlyde and babycolt respectfully. Trailing the pack early on was mattsbest owned Oedro Maximus .

At the second call it was Polish Reality still in the lead, now by one-fourth of a length over Kung Fu . Killick still maintained his third place position as did Hard To Handle and Indiscretion . tenpin3 owned Twelve Year Old began making an early move and now moved up into ninth, with In The Army Now , trained by super9 falling back into tenth. Pedro Maximus continued to trail the pack.

Coming into the third call Polish Reality was lengthening his lead, now leading the rest of the field by a length and one-fourth. Kung Fu and Killick still held on to second and third, as did Hard To Handle in the fourth place position. Hottest Hotty owned and trained by rascal was beginning to make his move now and had shot up into fifth passing, Indiscretion who was now rapidly fading back in seventh. Twelve Year Old has now moved up into eigth and Blazing Glory owned by waremblem2 was making a big move and went from thirteenth to ninth. twopine owned Civil Servant began fading and was now in thirteenth, Pedro Maximus still trailed the back of the pack but was now showing signs of making a late run.

At last the thundering field was just inches from the wire and it was Polish Reality to win in outstanding wire to wire fashion by two lengths with the late charging Blazing Glory in second and steady runner Hard To Handle finishing third.

Also rans include: Killick, Kung Fu, Hottest Hotty, Twelve Year Old, Pedro Maximus, Big Man’s Bridge, Thrombosis, In The Army Now, New Lemon, Indiscretion, and Civil Servant.