- By Jack Shinar
- In the $109,600 second division of the Ladies Marathon (purses were augmented by $100,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund), Pennsylvania-bred Angel Terrace popped up with a 6-1 upset from well off the pace (VIDEO).
With Florent Geroux aboard, Angel Terrace rallied from ninth on the far turn, swinging six paths wide and coming on strong to sweep past pacesetting I O Ireland in the final furlong.
The 5-year-old Ghostzapper mare cleared the field for a 1 1/2-length triumph in 2:12.34. Tabreed, the 5-2 favorite in the field of 10 following two scratches, finished third, three lengths behind the winner.
George Strawbridge bred and owns the chestnut mare who runs for Strawbridge’s Augustin Stable and trainer Jonathan Sheppard. Angel Terrace, out of the Gone West mare Another Storm, produced her fourth win from 17 lifetime starts and boosted her career bankroll to $294,415.
She previously won a division of the Pin Oak Valley View Stakes (gr. IIIT) over the Keeneland turf in October 2102. She had lost nine in a row since that victory and was coming off a fifth in the listed Waya Stakes over the Saratoga Race Course inner turf going 12 furlongs Aug. 3.
Angel Terrace carried 121 pounds to victory and paid $14.40, $8.60, and $4.40. Team Block’s I O Ireland returned $7.40 and $4.80 while completing an $84.40 exacta. The Great Britain-bred Tabreed paid $2.80 to show.
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