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Posted on Saturday, August 9th, 2008
Robert Scarborough’s Mauralakana sat comfortably in 4th place throughout the early stages, then swung out with a powerful 3-wide move turning for home to capture the $750,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G1) by a decisive length and one quarter on Saturday at Arlington Park.
Mauralakana is trained by Christophe Clement, who today became the first to saddle three Beverly D. winners. He won the event last year with Royal Highness and in 2001 with England’s Legend. Patrick Biancone, Bobby Frankel, and Charlie Whittingham are the race horse trainers with two Beverly D. winners to their credit.
Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux was in the saddle aboard the French-bred daughter of Muhtathir, Mauralakana, who ran 1 3/16 miles over firm turf in 1:55.18. The 2-1 second choice in the field of nine, Mauralakana returned $6.80, $4.00 and $3.40.
By winning the Beverly D. Stakes, one of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” horse races, Mauralakana became part of the Breeders’ Cup field and received an automatic starting berth in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Oak Tree at Santa Anita on October 24.
The locally based Dreaming of Anna made all the early running, setting fractions of :24.27 for the opening quarter, :48.64 for the half mile, and three quarters in 1:12.71. Mauralakana remained in fourth place, tucked two-wide behind Precious Kitten throughout those first six furlongs.
Dreaming of Anna did not relinquish the lead until the eighth pole when Precious Kitten drew alongside her. Just as Precious Kitten posed her threat, however, Mauralakana came strongly with her winning move outside them both.
Communique closed from dead last to secure second place, while no threat to the winner and returned $9 and $6. Another late runner, the France-based Toque de Queda got up for third, three-quarters of a length behind Communique and paid $13 to show.
Half a length behind, Dreaming of Anna, dug in to retain fourth over Precious Kitten by a head.
“I was pretty confident in her turn of foot,” said jockey Kent Desormeaux of Mauralakana, “so I wasn’t worried about the ones in front of me. I just didn’t want anyone coming from behind to get me.”
For jockey Kent Desormeaux, today’s win was the second Beverly D. victory of his career. He guided Kostroma (IRE) to a winning effort in the race’s 1992 renewal.
Mauralakana’s victory was her fourth in a row and 11th from 26 lifetime starts. It was also her first-ever Grade I score. Last time out on June 21, Mauralakana won the New York Handicap (G2) under jockey Kent Desormeaux. Saturday’s $436,500 Beverly D. winner’s check boosts her lifetime bankroll to $1,449,512.
Horse racing news edited from www.arlingtonpark.com.
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