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Indescribable Wins Cardinal Handicap at Churchill Downs
Courtlandt Farms’ Indescribable closed from far back to nip Long Approach in the shadow of the wire to win the 36th running of the $113,400 Cardinal Handicap (gr. III) by a head at Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, on Saturday afternoon.
Ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, Indescribable covered the 1 1/8 miles on a “yielding” Matt Winn Turf Course in 1:55.77.
Favored Callwood Dancer, ridden by Eurico Da Silva, took the field through fractions of :25.14 and :51.78 while on an uncontested lead. Kiss With a Twist, under jockey Miguel Mena and Long Approach with jockey Julien Leparoux up, both moved at Callwood Dancer at the head of the lane while Indescribable was near the back of the pack waiting for room.
Once jockey Kent Desormeaux got Indescribable in the clear, she took dead aim on the leaders, collaring Kiss With a Twist first and then easing past Long Approach just before the wire.
The victory gave race horse trainer Bill Mott his record sixth win in the Cardinal Handicap and increased his record overall win total at Churchill Downs to 594, a record 75 coming in stakes.
The Cardinal Handicap winner’s check of $66,793 increased Indescribable’s career earnings to $332,595 with 5 victories in 16 starts and her second turf win.
Indescribable, a homebred 4-year-old filly by Pleasant Tap out of the Flying Paster mare Catnip, returned mutuels of $15.40, $8.40 and $4.40. Long Approach returned $8.40 and $4.80 with Kiss With a Twist, who finished a half-length back in third, returning $6.20 to show.
Completing the Cardinal Handicap field in order were Callwood Dancer, Sousaphone, Lady Digby, Meribel, Ciao, Ballymore Lady and Queendom.
Horse racing news edited from www.churchilldowns.com.
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