Brazen Persuasion, Bahnah Dead-Heat Schuylerville
Jul 19, 2013 19:56:32 GMT -5
Post by Evelyn on Jul 19, 2013 19:56:32 GMT -5
Speaking of 2 yr olds at the Spa............Two gritty girls down the stretch!
Brazen Persuasion, Bahnah Dead-Heat to Win G3 Schuylerville
By Jenny Kellner
NYRA
Brazen Persuasion and Bahnah hit the wire as one after a fierce battle through the final yards for a dead-heat victory in the 95th running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Schuylerville for 2-year-old fillies, one of two opening day stakes for the 150th anniversary meet at Saratoga Race Course.
Ridden by Rosie Napravnik, Brazen Persuasion broke sharply and quickly was set upon by Yes Liz, part of a Todd Pletcher entry with Elena Strikes, who prompted her through an opening quarter mile in 21.75 seconds. Coming next under pressure from Bahnah and Elena Strikes on the turn, Brazen Persuasion entered the stretch with a half-length advantage and appeared to edge away, but Bahnah dug in and came back through the final furlong. The two traded bobs before crossing the finish line in a dead heat.
Their winning time was 1:12.12 for six furlongs.
“Right before the wire, I felt I was edging right to her, but I didn’t know if I got the bob or not,” said Corey Lanerie, the rider aboard Bahnah, the 9-5 favorite. “Neither one wanted to lose.”
“[After the wire] I told Corey, I said ‘you got this. Definitely you got this.’ So I thought it was him,” said Napravnik.
The finish recalled last year’s historic 143rd running of the Grade 1 Travers, in which Alpha and Golden Ticket crossed the wire simultaneously to become the first dead-heat winners of the “Mid-Summer Derby.”
“They were opposite on the nods,” said Steve Asmussen, who trains Brazen Persuasion for Darren and Marilyn Pollitt. “It was, ‘no, yes, no, yes, no, yes.’ I did think she got beat on the wire watching the replay, and then when they threw the number up, they go 4 [Brazen Persuasion] and 5 [Bahnah] in order, so you think she won. And then they throw the dead heat, so we’ll take all of it.”
Elena Strikes was 1 ¼ lengths back in third, with Yes Liz, Silver Valley, True Blue Nation and Jonesin for Jerry following her under the wire.
Brazen Persuasion, a daughter of Indian Charlie, returned $2.80 for a $2 win bet as she extended her record to 2-1-0 from three starts.
Bahnah, a winner of both her starts for trainer W. Bret Calhoun and owners Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch, paid $2.40 for a $2 win bet.
“This was obviously a big step for her going from 4 ½ furlongs to six furlongs, but she stepped up and proved it today,” said Calhoun. “She’s always been a mentally mature filly, and she continues to progress both mentally and physically.”
The two may meet again in the Grade 1, $300,000 Spinaway on September 1.
Brazen Persuasion, Bahnah Dead-Heat to Win G3 Schuylerville
By Jenny Kellner
NYRA
Brazen Persuasion and Bahnah hit the wire as one after a fierce battle through the final yards for a dead-heat victory in the 95th running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Schuylerville for 2-year-old fillies, one of two opening day stakes for the 150th anniversary meet at Saratoga Race Course.
Ridden by Rosie Napravnik, Brazen Persuasion broke sharply and quickly was set upon by Yes Liz, part of a Todd Pletcher entry with Elena Strikes, who prompted her through an opening quarter mile in 21.75 seconds. Coming next under pressure from Bahnah and Elena Strikes on the turn, Brazen Persuasion entered the stretch with a half-length advantage and appeared to edge away, but Bahnah dug in and came back through the final furlong. The two traded bobs before crossing the finish line in a dead heat.
Their winning time was 1:12.12 for six furlongs.
“Right before the wire, I felt I was edging right to her, but I didn’t know if I got the bob or not,” said Corey Lanerie, the rider aboard Bahnah, the 9-5 favorite. “Neither one wanted to lose.”
“[After the wire] I told Corey, I said ‘you got this. Definitely you got this.’ So I thought it was him,” said Napravnik.
The finish recalled last year’s historic 143rd running of the Grade 1 Travers, in which Alpha and Golden Ticket crossed the wire simultaneously to become the first dead-heat winners of the “Mid-Summer Derby.”
“They were opposite on the nods,” said Steve Asmussen, who trains Brazen Persuasion for Darren and Marilyn Pollitt. “It was, ‘no, yes, no, yes, no, yes.’ I did think she got beat on the wire watching the replay, and then when they threw the number up, they go 4 [Brazen Persuasion] and 5 [Bahnah] in order, so you think she won. And then they throw the dead heat, so we’ll take all of it.”
Elena Strikes was 1 ¼ lengths back in third, with Yes Liz, Silver Valley, True Blue Nation and Jonesin for Jerry following her under the wire.
Brazen Persuasion, a daughter of Indian Charlie, returned $2.80 for a $2 win bet as she extended her record to 2-1-0 from three starts.
Bahnah, a winner of both her starts for trainer W. Bret Calhoun and owners Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch, paid $2.40 for a $2 win bet.
“This was obviously a big step for her going from 4 ½ furlongs to six furlongs, but she stepped up and proved it today,” said Calhoun. “She’s always been a mentally mature filly, and she continues to progress both mentally and physically.”
The two may meet again in the Grade 1, $300,000 Spinaway on September 1.
