Advice Wins Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland April 18
WinStar Farm’s Kentucky Derby hopeful Advice, ridden by jockey Garrett Gomez, got a spot in the Kentucky Derby field by winning Saturday’s $300,000 Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland April 18.
The Lexington Stakes is one of the prep races for the 2009 Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Advice covered 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.33 and paid $33.60, $15 and $7.80. Conservative, under jockey Kent Desormeaux, placed second and returned $14.40 and $6.60. Square Eddie with jockey Edgar Prado aboard came in third and paid $3.20 to show.
Race horse trainer Todd Pletcher is certain Advice has the toughness to navigate the 1 1/4 mile Kentucky Derby 135, but he and owners WinStar Farm will wait to decide whether to send him to Churchill Downs.
“I think we’ll take it a step at a time,” said WinStar Farm president Doug Cauthen. “We were just hopeful that we could run well here. We’ll cross that bridge (on Sunday).”
Other horses that raced in Keeneland’s Lexington Stakes in order of finish: Masala, Pitched Perfectly, Jeranimo, Brave Victory, Parade Clown, Omniscient, El Crespo and His Greatness. Hull was scratched.
Tags: Advice, Brave Victory, Conservative, El Crespo, His Greatness, Hull, Jeranimo, Masala, Omniscient, Parade Clown, Pitched Perfectly, Square Eddie
"Advice Wins Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland April 18" was posted on 18 April 2009 9:34 PM under Horse Racing News, Horse Racing Results & Payouts, Horses, Race Tracks, Stakes Races, Triple Crown
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