Check the Label wins Garden City Stakes
September 19, 2010NEW YORK (AP) - Check the Label extended her stakes winning streak to four on Saturday, winning the $240,000 Garden City for 3-year-old fillies by a half length at Belmont Park.
The winning streak started with the Appalachian at Keeneland and continued with the Sands Point at Belmont and the Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs.
The even-money favorite, Check the Label rallied from last in the seven-horse field with Ramon Dominguez aboard. She closed on the outside for her sixth win in 13 career starts. The time was 1:51.41 for the 1 1-8 miles on the rain-softened turf course labeled yielding.
Check the Label earned $150,000 for Lael Stable. She paid $4, $2.70 and $2.10. Snow Top Mountain got second, returning $5.50 and $3.70. Gitchee Goomie paid $4.50 to show.