LRL: Maida pours on the speed in Win * The Racing Biz again

In a race that was expected to have a lot of early pace, Maida was alone.

Three-year-old Maida made almost every step a winning in the $ 100,000 deployment of $ 100,000 in Laurel Park and broadened her advantage with every call on the way to an eight-length triumph.

Maida, a home for Harry Papaleo’s Goodfellas LLC, achieved her first effort and the third victory in general from four career start. She strengthened her bankroll to nearly $ 120,000.

“Everyone is high for her,” said winning trainer Brittany Russell. “I watched her breeze and I thought everything she did was pretty special. But they have to do it in the afternoon, right?”

They do that, and so far, Maida has. The unlikely Merrieveeulen was fourth on the Pimlico moder in her debut, but has not missed Beat since then, three times consecutive and all with ease. Her combined victory margin is more than 21 lengths.

Maida was not the fastest road of the gate this afternoon, but quickly claimed and knew to the lead while he was cleared under a hold by Ruiter Sheldon Russell. She handed out an opener in 22.55 seconds while she owns a two-length lead, with GW’s girl, as the 7-5 favorite, her nearest pursuer.

‘To be honest, on paper, I mean, it seemed that it could have been a lot [of speed]”Russell noticed.” But this mandrowing was so fast off the blocks, there was no one with her. “

The margin was 2 ½ lengths after half a mile in 45.38 seconds and Maida broadened through the track. The last margin was eight lengths and the duration for six furlongs on a fast main track was a sharp 1: 09.63.

GW’s Girl, the winner -trained by Greg Compton with several bets, six lengths before Conquerthosewecan, also from the Brittany Russell Barn. Longshot Burner Account and comebacking Social Fortress completed the order of finish. Intercept, safe trust and volleyball princess were scratched.

It was worth $ 6.00 to win.

Russell said that she would “see what she’s coming” before she determines another move with Maida, but that a trip to Keeneland would be on the radar screen. The grade 2 Raven Run, a seven-Furlong test for second-year Fillies, is October 18.

It was the second effort in the same number of days before the Russell Barn. On Friday evening she sent Kom on Eileen for an easy victory in the John McKee Memorial for two-year-old West Virginia-Fokkt Fillies in Charles Town Races.

“We bought a West Virginia bred and I think we were lucky,” Russell laughed.