Kacymygirl<\/B> defied the historical favorite\u2019s jinx, as well as this reporter\u2019s gainsay to capture a win in this year\u2019s edition of the Jenny And Tony Handicap. She is the first favorite to win this race in its five year history, as she notched her thirteenth career stakes win with an nice 107.0 speed figure. This was also the second win in three turf tries for this six year old mare, who has primarily been a dirt runner, and it takes her career earnings to the $1140275 mark for her forty six starts. The win was not enough to crack the top 250 turf sprinters, but it bolstered an already good Dirt Sprint rating, to a rank of 173 after the race. Although the favorite brought this one home, it still wasn\u2019t bad for the bettors in this one, with two of the longer odds bets rounding out the trifecta. The winner paid $6.90 $3.90 $2.60 across the board. The exacta had a fair $53.40 payoff, and the trifecta rounded out quite nice, paying a generous $704.80 on a two dollar bet.<\/P>
As expected in this one, Kacymygirl jumped out to an early lead from the gate, but what was rather unexpected was how well she dominated this field for most of the race. By first call she had opened up a length and a half on her closest threat, and she extended this to nearly three as they crossed the half. She still had plenty left for the second half, and as they entered the stretch, she was still well in control with a three length advantage. As they moved down the stretch, the closers made a determined late flurry, with three horses closing up four lengths or more, but by then it was a matter of too much lead and not enough real estate. Kacymygirl finished off her gate to wire effort by crossing the line a length and a quarter ahead of the onrushing closers. Down In The Valley(KY)<\/B> continued to run well this season, closing nearly two lengths down the stretch to finish second, providing the closest threat. Longshot Ellen(JPN)<\/B> made her mark in the first stakes start of her young career, posting her career best race, closing nearly five lengths in the second half to finish third, two lengths out at the wire.<\/P><\/BODY><\/HTML><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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