Jezzy (Tim Tetrick) made a huge recovery after a break just before the gate opened to finish fourth and Seducedbychocolate (David Miller) was the fifth horse to go to the final next week.
Jezzy broke before the start and she was 15 lengths behind the gate. Crème De Cocoa left, along with Cedar Dove and Migisi was with them all as they went around the turn. “Cedar” took the lead in a :27.4 quarter. “Crème” was three wide in second and Migisi was between horses in third. “Seduced” was behind in fourth.
By the three-eighths Cedar was in front and Seduced sat in second. Migisi pulled back into third and Crème was guided to the rail in fourth. Bold And Fresh came on to the outside at the half, in :56.1 (:28.1).
Cedar was under no pressure around the far turn and Seduced was right behind in second. “Bold” was on the outside in third and Iron Lady came on to the outside into fourth.
They came into the stretch and “Iron” applied pressure to Cedar and “Rainbow” was starting her late charge four wide. Jezzy came back into the mix and found room at the wood to get a position, her only goal to be at least fifth to get into the final.
Seduced gave way, along with Cedar amd Iron was home free at the 1/16 to win the second elimination.
Frederik Persson trains Iron Lady for owners Jerry and Theresa Silva.
Hollywood Heyden asked Luc Ouellette how his strategy changed once Jezzy broke.
“I turned around and looked a couple of times and said now this is a wide open race,” Ouellette said. “She surprised me tonight. They went at it a bit tonight but I was able to move her late and turned her loose at the end of the stretch and she showed what she’s made of.”
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