![]() ![]() "She broke, I sat, I waited, waited, waited and turned the corner and saved all the ground I could. "Everything turned out perfectly," Ortiz said after his first Acorn triumph. As the early leaders gave way, Sweet Reason loomed a big danger and she did not disappoint with a big finish. and :45.88 seconds, before being overtaken by Sweet Whiskey as they completed six furlongs in 1:10.32. Sweet Whiskey was four lengths clear of Unbridled Forever and Joel Rosario, with Fiftyshadesofgold three parts of a length farther back in fourth.įiftyshadesofgold, pressed by My Miss Sophia and Fashion Plate, who was away a bit slowly from the rail, carved sharp quarter-mile splits of :22.86 seconds. ![]() Sweet Reason, sent off at odds of 9-1, unleashed a terrific turn of foot from the eighth pole to win by half a length over the hard-trying Sweet Whiskey, with John Velazquez aboard. Riding from near the back of the pack, Ortiz advanced the filly into contention from between horses in upper stretch and then guided her to the outside of 32-1 shot Sweet Whiskey, who had taken the lead from the tiring pacesetter Fiftyshadesofgold. Sweet Reason was bred in Kentucky by Brent and Beth Harris and Darley out of the Mt Livermore mare Livermore Leslie. Gazelle Stakes winner My Miss Sophia, the 4-5 favorite, faded in the stretch after stalking the pace and finished seventh. The final time for one-turn mile was a solid 1:34.98 on a fast track. Ortiz guided the 3-year-old daughter of Street Sense to victory for Treadway Racing Stable and trainer Leah Gyarmati, with Sweet Whiskey second and Unbridled Forever third in the field of 13 sophomore fillies. Sweet Reason, given a patient ride by Irad Ortiz Jr., came from off the pace to register her second Grade 1 victory in the $750,000 TVG Acorn Stakes June 7 at Belmont Park. ![]()
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