Duke of Gloucester In Sunday Laurel function. (Jim McCue/TMJC)
$ 30,635.73 transfer in the early “Value Pick 5” on Friday
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Laurel, Md.—Duke of Gloucester took advantage of a hot pace to zoom along the exhausted leaders in the eighth race on Sunday in Laurel Park, a third-level fee with a claim of $ 55,000 for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/16 miles.
Sadded by trainer Michael Moore for the hard stables and the last turn racing stable, Duke of Gloucester Save the ground at the back when secret zipper accelerated to a five-length benefit accelerated after rapid fractions of 23.43 and 46.82 seconds.
Odds-on Favorite Hittheroadjak, who performed in the paddock, made the first move and he confronted secret zipper after a three-quarters clock in 1: 12.35.
Hittheroadjak forged a short lead, but Jockey Dexter Haddock and Duke van Gloucester had built up a steam head after three wide fishing on the pole of three eighth.
Duke van Gloucester went up on the three sixteen and Hittheroadjak had little response. Under the wire, the Duke of Gloucester with 5 ¼ lengths in 1: 45.11 was over the fast main track.
Hittheroadjak held second, 2 ¼ lengths for the secret zipper. Then Crossland came, goodbye, and is not cold.
Duke of Gloucester returned $ 9 as the second gamble choice of the public.
“This race has set up well,” said Moore. ‘After the back I didn’t know or [Haddock] Had a horse because he drove, but they went fast. ‘
This is Duke or Gloucester’s second Stint in Moore’s Barn. The 5-year-old ended the board in three starts for the Parx-based trainer earlier this spring before he was claimed for $ 40,000 by Jamie Ness on 10 June.
Duke van Gloucester won his first start for Ness the following month, but Moore immediately encountered the claim box and took the horse for $ 40,000.
“I claimed him back, because when I originally had it, I felt that he was a good horse, but I missed something,” Moore explained. “He has been good for us.”
Ten days after the recovery, Duke of Gloucester was a second -level reimbursement field on Parx with 10 ¾ lengths.
“Did I expect that? Not really,” said Moore. “He is a nice horse.”
Moore hit Duke of Gloucester in the classroom for Parx’s Myile’s Mile’s Mile of $ 75,000 on August 19, and the gelding finished fourth behind the winner of Odds-on Winner Offaly Cool.
“That was a tough race,” said Moore. “Offaly Cool she saw ten lengths and [still] won the race. “
Bred in Kentucky by two stamp stables, Duke of Gloucester is by Air Force Blue from a winning half-sister of the French Group 3 winner Munitions. The Second Dam, War Echo, won the Grade 3 SilverbulletDay Stakes at the fair and is a half -sister of Louisiana Derby Hero Pyro.
A short yearling purchase of $ 2,500 sold duke of Gloucester for $ 40,000 as a 2-year-old in training. The veteran has raced for trainers Abdul Williams, Antonio Machado, Ashley Pierro and Wayne Potts, but seems to have found a house with Moore. He has a record of seven victories of 40 Starts for a win of $ 330,619.
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