Favorite Wins Cosmopolitan Handicap

The highlight race today in New York was the Grade I Cosmopolitan Handicap over a mile. The rain stayed away from the track this weekend leaving it to be listed as fast. A twelve horse field drew into this years running of the Cosmopolitan Handicap and all the seasoned competitors drew in easily into the starting gate, jockey and horse tensely waiting the start of the race.

When the gates shot open it was the dark gray, One Wild Cat, owned by sdmf5 to take the lead by three-fourths of a length over Unprecedented, trained by catahoula. Also right there in the mix of things was galaxystar trained and owned Shinkicker (SAF), who is the lone filly in the race. Along in fourth and fifth were Ke’Chara and Hemipshere (IRE), owned by seekin49er and volcano respectively. Out of the gate slowly was longshot Mambo Bones, trained by jrogue5.

One Wild Cat lengthened his lead to one and three-fourths lengths over Unprecedented, still running in second. Right there neck and neck with Unprecedented was the lone filly Shinkicker (SAF), battling it out. Ke’chara and Hemipshere (IRE) continued to run along in fourth and fifth. Still trailing the field and back thirteen and three-fourth lengths off the leader was Mambo Bones.

At the third call it was still One Wild Cat, further lengthening his lead to four and one-half lengths over Hemipshere (IRE) who had now moved up into second with Unprecedented fading back into third. The filly, Shinkicker (SAF) was now running along in fourth. Favorite, Festive Fifty, trained by stormcat55, was beginning to make his move coming from mid-pack and into fifth. Also make his move from mid-pack and moving into sixth was isisbabe trained Zygote. Ke’Chara had faded back into seventh with , owned by lender4, fading into eighth. K’s Rumor Has It, owned and trained by kronus, had dropped back into ninth with San Pellegrino, trained by running steadily in tenth with kevoman4 owned Musicality in eleventh. Still trailing the leader and the field by thirteen and three-fourth lengths was Mambo Bones.

Then the twelve horse field came stampeding at the wire and it was stormcat55 trained and owned and favorite of the race Festive Fifty to take the win by one and one-fourth lengths under jockey H. McCoy with a speed figure of 111 in 1:34. Second betting choice One Wild Cat came in for the place with Zygote finishing third.

Also rans include: Unwilling, Hemipshere (IRE), San Pellegrino, Musicality, K’s Rumor Has It, Unprecedented, Shinkicker (SAF), Mambo Bones, and Ke’Chara.