Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Pick of the Litter, ridden by Corey Lanerie, came off the rail and split horses down the stretch to capture Saturday’s $200,000 Fayette Stakes on Keeneland’s closing 2014 program.<\/p>\n
Owned by Crossed Sabres Farm, Pick of the Litter broke sharply from the inside post in the 1 1\/8-mile race. The 4-year-old chestnut colt, trained by Dale Romans, settled into fifth in the eight-horse field.<\/p>\n
Taking the lead at the top of the stretch was 2-1 co-favorite Departing with 7-1 Pick of the Litter still along the rail. Lanerie moved his mount off the rail nearing the wire and split Departing and co-favorite Long River.<\/p>\n
Pick of the Litter squeezed past his rivals and hit the finish a head in front of Departing with Long River third and Code West fourth.<\/p>\n
Pick of the Litter notched his first career stakes win and pocketed $120,000. The colt has banked $392,662 with five wins and four seconds in 18 lifetime starts.<\/p>\n
The 4-year-old was coming off a fourth in Churchill Downs’ Homecoming Classic four weeks ago. In his only other 2014 stakes race he was also fourth in the Monmouth Cup.<\/p>\n
Pick of the Litter returned $16.60, $7.00 and $4.20. Departing paid $3.40 and $2.60, and Long River paid $3.00 to show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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