Darley Debutante Grade I Recap

September 3, 2011 19:40 DMR Race #9 7f Dirt Graded Stakes Race Purse: $268.750

Knights Princess stayed mid pack early and never trailed by more than a length heading in to the stretch drive.  The Larkhill Stables home bred took the lead in the stretch and held on to win by a nose.  The filly nails down her first. graded stakes win.  The two-year-old has finished on the board in three of her four career starts with earnings of $208.820.

Chrystal Breeze stayed up front early but just couldn’t get that extra push down the stretch.  The filly finished in second place making it four in a row in the money in four career starts.

Awesome Feather stayed back early and made a run late to finish in third place, half a length out.

Emotional Ending trailed by half a length entering the stretch drive but did not get the extra charge to keep up with the driving pace. 

Queen Lyphard stayed back early and made a late run but could not make up the lost real estate.  The filly finished in fifth place, only one length out.

National Game took the lead early put could not keep up with the driving pace down the stretch settling for a sixth place finish.

Flash Me Force entered the stretch with a majority of the field trailing by only one length but could not sustain the pace.  The filly finished two lengths out.

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