Mekong Melody wins the Long Island Handicap
November 14, 2010NEW YORK (AP) -Mekong Melody cruised to a 3 3/4-length victory over Daveron in the $150,000 Long Island Handicap for fillies and mares on the turf at Aqueduct on Saturday.
The 5-year-old trained in Canada by Roger Attfield covered the 1 1/2 miles in 2:30.74 over the firm course, capturing her seventh win in 21 starts.
Tarrip edged 3-5 favorite Changing Skies by a nose for third.
Mekong Melody paid $9.40, $5 and $17. Daveron returned $5.20 and $15.20. Tarrip earned $49.20 to show.