Friday, May 4, 2012

Contested measures the field for Eight Belles record time win


The favorite, Contested, didn’t disappoint her backers in winning the $100,000 Eight Belles in stakes record time of 121.21.

After hopping a bit at the start, Contested quickly regained her footing to challenge Good Deed, the leader into the stretch, to draw away to a 4-3/4 length win.  Off at odds of 1.10-1, Contested, a daughter of Ghostzapper, paid $4.20 to win.

Good Deeds was second with Always Here Too finishing third. Contested was ridden by Martin Garcia for trainer Bob Baffert. Natalie Baffert is the owner.

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