Simply Business Takes Battle of the Brandywine Consolation Two

CHESTER, PA— Simply Business sat a pocket trip for most of the mile and paced on by I Fought Dalaw to win the $100,000 Battle of the Brandywine Consolation II in 1:50.1. I Fought Dalaw was second and Take A Walk was third.

Friday At Five took the lead, with Simply Business on the outside in second and Mortal Zin at the cones in third. Simply Business took the top at the quarter in :26.3. I Fought Dalaw went right on by and was the new leader into the clubhouse turn. Back in third was Friday At Five and Escape The News was first over in fourth. I Fought Dalaw went by the half in :53.3 (:27).

Down the backstretch, I Fought Dalaw was unchallenged. Escape The News was fading first over and Verdad came three wide. Simply Business found racing room and came first over at three-quarters in 1:21.2 (:27.4).

Into the stretch, Simply Business took the lead. I Fought Dalaw was back in second and Take A Walk was closing down the middle of the track. But Simply Business had a lot left in the tank and held off I Fought Dalaw and Take A Walk to win in 1:50.1.

Simply Busisness is a three-year-old colt pacer by Rocknroll Hanover, out of the mare Cathedra Dot Com by Presidential Ball. He is owned by Brixton Medical, Order By Stable, Louie Camera and Marvin Katz, trained by Jimmy Takter and Ron Pierce was in the bike.