Thundering down the middle of the Turfway Park stretch, Tami Bobo and Lugamo Racing Steady’s Congruent pulled clear for a decisive come-from-behind victory March 4 within the $147,500 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes.
Sonny Leon, who rode Wealthy Strike to an 80-1 upset within the 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1), was aboard the victorious Florida invader, who raced 1 1/16 miles on Tapeta in 1:43.02. Congruent, a grey son of Tapit skilled by Antonio Sano, received for the third time in 9 begins, returning $35 for a $2 win wager.
Bred by Tapit Syndicate and Glencrest Farm in Kentucky, Congruent is out of the Stormy Atlantic mare Half the Seas .
The Battaglia distributed Kentucky Derby qualifying factors on a 20-8-4-2-1 foundation to the race’s eligible top-five finishers, offered they’re nominated to the Triple Crown or turn out to be nominated earlier than the collection.
Following Congruent throughout the wire had been Scoobie Quando , Bromley , Moon Touchdown , and Miranda Rights . Bromley will not be presently a Triple Crown nominee.
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Botanical wins the Cincinnati Trophy Stakes
Earlier on the cardboard, LNJ Foxwoods and Clearsky Farms’ Botanical received her third straight at Turfway Park within the $150,000 Cincinnati Trophy Stakes, a Kentucky Oaks (G1) factors. She pulled away by 6 1/2 lengths, finishing a mile beneath Chris Landeros in 1:36.51.
The Brad Cox-trained 3-year-old daughter of Medaglia d’Oro paid $3.90 on a $2 win ticket. She was bred in Kentucky by Clearsky and Godolphin out of the grade 3-winning Blame mare Daisy .