Horse Racing: Sweet August Moon wins Rancho Bernardo Handicap
In the Del Mar Grade 3 $147,000 Rancho Bernardo Handicap, Sweet August Moon won her first race of 2010, this Sunday and was on every horse racing report. To get on track, Sweet August Moon has struggled in the win department in 2010, going winless in her first four races.
Sweet August Moon, the five year-old filly engaged the leader and favorite Alpha Kitten when the two reached the clubhouse turn for the stretch. To the finish, the two put on a neck and neck race, with Sweet August Moon finally finding another gear to finish the job, winning by 3/4 of a length. From far off the pace, Silver Swallow made a lightning fast late run and was closing fast as the 6 1/2 furlong race finished. If she had kicked for home just a few moments earlier, she could have laid the field to waste.
Of only four horses, the race was a short field for the Rancho Bernardo Handicap. Free Flying Soul was the missing and she was injured with a chip in her ankle. To rectify the problem, Free Flying Soul is now scheduled for surgery and will miss a minimum of three months.
Alpha Kitten broke fast out of the gate on the back stretch and was the even money favorite. As they entered the turn, Alpha Kitten had the field covered but by the time they rounded the turn and headed down the stretch, Sweet August Moon had engaged her in an all out battle headed towards the finish line.
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