Laconia Light Wins Mohammed Ali Stakes

Today in Kentucky was the running of the Grade III Mohammed Ali Stakes. The race, run over a mile and one eighth on the dirt, was listed as expected at fast for the fifteenth race of the day. The eleven horse field of four year olds and up loaded easily into the starting gate and waited for the race to begin.

As the gates flew open it was gipper7 owned and trained Passionate Sage who went out to an early one-fourth length lead over Myledes (IRE), owned by ets9. Running one and three-fourth lengths back in third under jockey S. Sipe was Gracepointe Prayer, owned by pazfour. Along in fourth and fifth were Two Twelve and Tom Boonen, trained and owned by 1stclass and bobmarley respectively. Breaking last in the field, as is his running style, was lenny13 owned Act Of Gold.

Passionate Sage continued to hold the lead, still leading by one-fourth lengths over Myledes (IRE) with Gracepointe Prayer in third and Two Twelve and Tom Boonen still along in fourth and fifth. Act Of God continued to trail the pack, now back by twelve and a half lenghs.

At the final turn Gracepointe Prayer had moved up into first and was leading by a head over Myledes (IRE). In third was former front-runner Passionate Sage. Making her move now from mid-pack was pre-race favorite Laconia Light, owned and trained by whitehall. Two Twelve was now in fifth with longshot Snickers The Cat, trained by fatdaddy in sixth. Gaining some ground in seventh was sixesplus trained Plusfives (GB). Fading into eighth was Tom Boonen with Act Of God chasing and gaining ground quickly with every approaching stride. Holding ground in tenth was Muranjai, trained by aussie and now trailing the field coming for home was peeps6 trained and owned Slither.

The field of eleven came thudering home towards the wire and it was pre-race favorite Laconia Light ridden by D. Sherman under training of whitehall to come off with the win by a length and three-fourths with a recorded speed figure of one hundred three. Charging into second was Act Of God with Gracepointe Prayer in third.

Also Rans include: Plusfives (GB), Myledes (IRE), Muranjai, Two Twelve, Snickers The Cat, Slither, Passionate Sage, and Tom Boonen.