Telling wins Sword Dancer at Saratoga
August 15, 2010SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - Telling, ridden by Garrett Gomez, prevailed in the late stages of a three-horse stretch battle to win the $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational by 1 1/2 lengths Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.
The victory was the first in five starts for Telling since the 6-year-old won the 2009 Sword Dancer at 33-1 odds.
He ran 1 1/2 miles over the inner turf course in 2:25.29 and, again a long shot, paid $22.60, $9.50 and $6.20.
Bearpath finished second and returned $5.80 and $4.50, while Al Khali, third in the field of nine, paid $5.80 to show.
The Steve Hobby-trained Telling earned $300,000 for owners Jo Ann and Alex Lieblong.