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Posted on Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Sunday at Saratoga Race Course, 4-year-old filly Intangaroo pulled clear to a 2 3/4-length victory over Miraculous Miss in the 30th running of the $250,000 Ballerina Stakes (G1). Favored Sugar Swirl was another three parts of a length back in third.
With the Santa Monica Handicap and the Humana Distaff already on her resume, Intangaroo now heads into the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita on Friday October 24 with a guaranteed berth in Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. Saratoga’s Ballerina Stakes was part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” Challenge.
“You just saw why we came to Saratoga,” said winning race horse trainer Gary Sherlock. “This was a national stage; if we could win this it was three Grade 1 wins and she would be looking good for the Eclipse Award.”
The daughter of Orientate, Intangaroo, ridden by jockey Alonso Quinonez, was content to linger toward the back in the field of eight fillies and mares as Mistical Plan set fractions of 22.30 and 44.88. On the turn, jockey Alonso Quinonez took her to the outside and responded with a strong late kick that carried her to the wire in 1:22.18.
“She relaxes pretty good when she is behind horses; when she is not, she wants to go,” said jockey Alonso Quinonez, now 1-for-1 at the Spa. “When we turned for home, we angled to the outside and took off.”
Completing the order of finish behind Sugar Swirl were Leah’s Secret, Jibboom, Mistical Plan, Baroness Thatcher, and Bayou’s Lassie.
Garry Sherlock, who trains Intangaroo for Tom Grether Farm, said she would train up to the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint.
Intangaroo earned $150,000 to increase her lifetime earnings to $623,231 and her record to five victories in 13 starts. Sent off at 5-1, she returned $12.20, $7 and $3.90. Miraculous Miss paid $7 and $3.50. Sugar Swirl showed $2.90.
Horse racing news edited from www.nyra.com.
Tags: Baroness Thatcher, Bayou's Lassie, Intangaroo, Jibboom, Leah's Secret, Miraculous Miss, Mistical Plan, Sugar Swirl
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