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Marlang wins Breeders Stakes!
Marlang captured the $488,745 Breeders' Stakes in a dominant fashion when he led from start to finish on Sunday ( 3 August 2008 ) at Woodbine race track. Marlang completed the 1½-mile turf leg of Canada 's Triple Crown in a time of 2:28.58.
The Breeders Stakes was Marlang's second stakes triumph, having won the Charlie Barley Stakes on turf on June 21 st .
Marlang was so dominating in the Breeders Stakes that he came ahead of second-placer Sligovitz by a comfortable 2¾ lengths. The favored Solitaire only managed a third place finish, and was ½-length back.
Marlang paid $20.20, $10.10, $5 for his Woodbine race track victory on Sunday. Sligovitz returned $5.70 and $3.50 even as Solitaire paid $2.10 to show.
Palmers came in fourth spot, then came Deputiformer, East End Tap, Mamma's Knight, Go In Peace and Pronger in that order.
Marlang's Breeders Stakes triumph was a 2-2-2 record of sorts for the horse's owner, trainer and jockey.
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Marlang is Gus Schickendanz's second Breeders Stakes winner. His Wando won the race in 2003. For her part, trainer Debbie England became the second female trainer to win a Breeders Stakes, after Catherine Day Phillips. And jockey Richard Dos Ramos scored his second Breeders Stakes win 22 years after his first one astride Carotene.
Marlang was fresh off a third-place finish as the favorite in the turf Toronto Cup Stakes on July 12, hence there was a bit of apprehension over his performance in the Breeders Stakes.
Marlang earned $292,060 for his Woodbine race track victory on Sunday. |
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