Saturday Recap
Big wins today for Ashado, Saint Liam, and Don’t Get Mad.
Ashado, the 2004 champion filly, took the Ogden Phipps at Belmont with a front-running performance, shaking off challengers with ease. Rival Society Selection made a late move and came in second, with Bending Strings running third.
At Churchill Downs, the Stephen Foster Handicap was Saint Liam’s from the start. The colt relaxed just off pacesetter Presidentialaffair until the top of the stretch, where he took off, winning by more than two lengths. In the Northern Dancer, Don’t Get Mad looked once more like the horse that won the Derby Trial, coming from off the pace in a stunning move that left his competition far behind.
Nine-for-nine: That’s the career record of the filly Happy Ticket, who notched her ninth straight win this afternoon in the Chicago Breeders’ Cup Handicap. “She won eight in a row and she was never tested in any of those races,” said trainer Andrew Leggio. “[Owner Stewart Madison] thought it was time for us to step up a notch and she did.” (Thoroughbred Times)
