Tensile Defense Goes Wire To Wire

The last race on the card for Saturday’s races here in Portugal was the running of the Zgreats Futurity over seven and a half furlongs on the dirt. The weather conditions were fair at post time, the weather slightly overcast but with no threat of rain in sight. The horses paraded calmly down to the starting gates. Pre-race favorite Run And Hide balked at going into the gate, but was calmed quickly and loaded easily with no further incidences during the post. Once all seven horses were lined up in the starting gate the tense seconds passed until the gates clanged open.

Out of the gate sharply and to the lead on the far outside by the and three-fourth lengths was Tensile Defense, owned and trained by bizalls. Running behind in second was ell2020 trained Peace Ally with Krystallos, owned by dawgpound, galloping along in third. Trailing the leader by nine lengths early on was tuss owned and trained A.P. Radar.

Tensile Defense increased his lead over Peace Ally to five and a half lengths with Krystallos still running in third. Five lengths back in fourth was favorite Run And Hide, owned by lenny3. A.P. Radar contained to trail the leader by fourteen and one-fourth lengths.

Coming into the stretch it was still Tensile Defense in the lead by four and one-fourth lengths over gaining Peace Ally. Also gaining ground in third was Krystallos with favorite Run And Hide in fourth. Holding ground in fifth was theatrical owned Catapulted with Capidad, owned by tamure running along in sixth. A.P. Radar continued to trail the field coming into the stretch and down to the wire.

Then the small field came rushing at the wire in the seven and a half furlong race and it was Tensile Defense going wire to wire and winning by a nail-biting one-fourth of a length over stalking late-speed Peace Ally. Two lengths back in third was Krystallos.

Also Rans include: Run And Hide, Catapulted, Capidad, and A.P. Radar.