Faux Pas(KY) splashes to victory in Brigadoon(GB) Special

Faux Pas(KY) answered any questions about her performance on the yielding turf by posting her tenth consecutive 100+ speed figure enroute to a victory in this week’s Brigadoon(GB) Special. She posted a nice 104.1 speed while capturing her first career stakes win. This was her eighth win in eighteen career starts, and takes her earnings to the $236300 mark in those eighteen. The stakes win also put her on the map in the Female Classic Turf division, moving her from a rank of 274 to 160 among older females. Don’t think we’ve heard the last of this up and coming young filly. Hopefully, the handicappers took my advice this week and saved their money for this one. The oddsmakers called this one, and the payouts were minimal at the betting windows. The winner paid $5.10 $3.00 $2.10 across the board. Exotic payouts suffered, with the exacta paying $10.70, and the trifecta weighing in with a mere $29.50 payout.

As predicted, I Can’t Stand It(IRE) provided the early speed in this one, shaking off some minimal pressure on the break to open up a fairly solid cushion on the field. At first call she had a length and a quarter, which she extended to two lengths by the half, but as they crossed the half post, three of her four opponents were still within four lengths, optimal striking distance for this group of midpack closers. The lead evaporated quickly as they moved into the second half, and at third call, the roles had reversed, and Faux Pas(KY) held those same two lengths over the early leader as they turned for home. Lightseeker(IRE) was driving hard to the inside, trying to close on Faux Pas(KY), but she proved to be just too much down the stretch, holding on to a two length cushion over Lightseeker(IRE) as they crossed the wire. Bullet Dodger hung tough throughout, and while fading slightly during her stretch run, captured the third place honors, four lengths out at the wire.