Laffy Taffy(KY) <\/B>posted a career best 91 speed as she cruised to victory in this week\u2019s Don\u2019t Miss Out Handicap. This was the first stakes win for this young filly, and it came in her seventeenth career start. The win was the third of her career and pushed her to the $134233 career earnings mark. It also jumped her to a rank of 65 in the three year old Turf Sprint division. While payouts at the betting window didn\u2019t set any records, with the overwhelming race favorite finishing third, the payouts were somehat better than expected. The winner paid $7.80 $3.30 $2.10 across the board. We also saw payouts of $34.10 in the exacata and $41.40 in the trifecta.<\/P>
Laffy Taffy(KY) nosed out in front early as the jumped from the gate. El Cajon(IRE)<\/B> challenged her early, but as the approached the half, Laffy Taffy(KY) had managed to open up a length and a half on the field. The field was tight, though, with all four runners inside three and a half lengths as the crossed the half. Knowing this was a critical time, jockey L. Creek asked her for a bit more, and as they reached the top of the stretch, she had opened up two and a quarter on the field, not letting the other closers pick up much ground. Princess Lisa(IRE)<\/B> made a tough push in the last half of the stretch, but couldn\u2019t catch the winner, settling for second, a length out at the wire. Favorite, El Cajon(IRE) took third pace honors, two and three quarters out at the wire.<\/P><\/BODY><\/HTML><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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