The weekend’s mid-Atlantic stakes winners…
Grade 3 Eatontown, Monmouth Park
I’m Already Sexy gets it done in the Eatontown. Photo By David Owens/EQUI-PHOTO
- I’m Already Sexy
- trained by Wayne Catalano
- ridden by Paco Lopez
- owned by Hit the Board Stables
- Storyline: I’m Already Sexy defeated favored Kenzadargent by a half-length to post a 7-1 upset in the Grade 3 event for older fillies and mares on the Monmouth turf. “I had a perfect trip,” said winning rider Paco Lopez. “I was sitting perfectly with her and when we hit the top of the stretch she grabbed the lead. I knew I had the five (Kenzadargent) to my inside, but I thought I had her. Getting close to the wire I tapped my filly a couple times and that was it.”
Turning for Home Stakes, Parx Racing
Edge of Reality emerges from the mud to win the Turning for Home Stakes Saturday at Parx. Photo taken by Barbara Weidl / Equi-Photo
- Edge of Reality
- trained by Graham Motion
- ridden by Frankie Pennington
- owned by The Elkstone Group LLC
- bred in Pennsylvania by The Elkstone Group LLC
- Storyline: Wet weather led to a bevy of scratches, including that of morning line favorite Valid. The main beneficiary of all that was Edge of Reality, the PA-bred who rallied from a not-too-far-back sixth while well wide entering the lane and drew off to a 3 3/4 length victory in the 1 mile 70 yard event for three-year-olds and up. Following the race, Parx presented a $50,000 donation to Turning for Home, the local group that finds homes for retired racehorses.
Mr. Prospector Stakes, Monmouth Park
Keep Crossing won Monmouth’s Red Cross Stakes on Saturday. Photo By David Owens/EQUI-PHOTO
- Salutos Amigos
- trained by David Jacobson
- ridden by Cornelio Velasquez
- owned by David Jacobson and Southern Equine Stable LLC
- Storlyline: Salutos Amigos left no doubt who was best in this six-furlong event, barreling to a 3 1/4 length win at 7-10 odds, completing the course in a sharp 1:08.58. “He sat off the quick early pace and I waited a little longer than usual to ask him to go,” said winning rider Cornelio Velasquez. “Once I did at the quarter pole, there was no hesitation. He got the lead with ease and finished strong.”
