Upset In Castle Point Stakes

This past week in Spain was the running of the Grade II Castle Point Stakes. A full field of fourteen fillies and mares drew into the lineup of Saturday’s race to be run over six furlongs on the inner turf track. Despite the cloudy forecast the weather held firm and the track was listed as firm at post time.

The fourteen energetic fillies and mares loaded easily into the starting gates, the crowd gathered hushed with anticipating waiting for the gates to open. At the break it was A.P. Geisha breaking first from the rail to a one-fourth length lead, the gorgeous filly owned and trained by sera. Running along in second was united owned and trained Prabha (AUS). One and a half lengths back in third was Cryptomagpie, trained by phantom3. Running behind in fourth and fifth was Super Gold and Colorful Cadeaux (GB) trained by super20 and backnine respectively. Breaking last was the roan mare owned and trained by eomer, Blue Smoke.

Next it was A.P. Geisha still in the lead by one-fourth of a length over Prabha (AUS). Still in third but dropping back was Cryptomagpie. Barb’s Spooky, owned by lukebarn had moved up into fourth from sixth with Super Gold dropping back into fifth and Colorful Cadeaux (GB) dropping into sixth. Coca (IRE), trained and owned by nyrangers moved up into seventh and was quickly gaining with Quit Calling T, owned by shanx dropping back into eighth and early-line favorite marianus owned Kepler Gnaget dropping back into ninth. Blue Smoke was still trailing the pack and losing ground.

Just before the stretch Prabha (AUS) grabbed the lead and was leading the field by a head over A.P. Geisha. Barb’s Spooky was making quite a run and was now in third in front of late charging Dance Seeker, owned by rockriver. Moving back up into fifth was Colorful Cadeaux (GB) with Cryptomagpie dropping from third back to sixth. Super Gold had faded back into eighth along with Quit Calling T falling to ninth and favorite Kepler Gnaget falling back further into tenth. World Of Trouble (IRE), trained by zwylde was beginning to pour on the steam and gain some ground. Ape owned Bonita Ape (JPN) fell into twelfth and Blue Smoke began to make her move and was quickly rocketing past other horses. Now last in the pack was correction trained Storied Past.

When the fourteen fillies came galloping towards the wire it was late-charging Dancer Seeker to win in an upset by two and one-fourth lengths with jockey M. Zeus riding and recording a speed figure of one hundred five. Just behind in second was middle runner Barb’s Spooky and Colorful Cadeaux (GB) rounding out the top three finishers.

Also rans include: Cocoa (IRE), Prabha (AUS), World Of Trouble (IRE), A.P. Geisha, Blue Smoke, Cryptomagpie, Super Gold, Quit Calling T, Kepler Gnaget, Bonita Ape (JPN), and Storied Past.