Gourmet Dinner wins Calder race
August 29, 2010MIAMI (AP) - Gourmet Dinner rallied to win the $100,000 Affirmed Division in the Florida Stallion Stakes on Saturday, and Awesome Feather also won by four lengths in the $100,000 Susan's Girl Division for fillies.
Awesome Feather ran seven furlongs in 1:24 2/5. Gourmet Dinner's time was 1:25 3/5. Both horses are in position to sweep the three-tier Stallion Stakes series.
The Stallion Stakes races were the main attraction for Calder's Juvenile Showcase, a 13-race card restricted to 2-year-olds.
Blue Eted Sweetie won the $100,000 Lindsay Frolic for fillies, and Ayoumilove took the Catcharisingstar for fillies on the grass. Too Experience finished first in the $83,000 Seacliff and Machisa ran away with the $70,000 Fasig Tipton Turf Dash.
Gourmet Dinner paid 3.60 and 2.60. Rough'n Royal paid 3.60 to place. There was no show betting because the field was limited to five.
Gourmet Dinner, a son of Trippi owned by Our Sugar Bear Stable, has won all three of his starts, earning $137,390.
Awesome Feather paid 2.20 and 2.10. Crital Hak paid 2.40 to place.
Bred and owned by Jacks or Better Farm, Awesome Feather is four for four with earnings of $196,235.