Jockey Rafael Hernandez broke from the rail and intended to challenge the expected pacer Western vortex but then Ryan Munger decided to apply pressure Reload’s Rascal instead, he retreated to stalk from third.
After fractions of :22.26 and :44.85, Hernandez had to work on the far turn, but once he got out and got level in the stretch, he overpowered the pacers. Happiness score came up with a late run but fell half a length short at the wire as Nobals completed 6 furlongs in 1:09.85. He paid $3.80 to win.
“It set up perfectly, the horse loves this track,” Hernandez told Woodbine publicity. “You can do whatever you want with the horse. He has a lot of class. A horse like that makes your job easy.”
Shifting inside during his stretch rally, Lucky Score was determined to have caused a disruption Great Bourbon And The thunder of society ; the pair were elevated to second and third place respectively, while Lucky Score was placed fourth by the stewards.
The win was a fourth in rated company and a 10th score in the black stakes for the 6-year-old Noble mission gelding, increasing his career earnings to $1,917,108. Nobals was bred in Kentucky by Dr. John Chandler.
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