Alma d'Oro wins Big A's Forty Niner
December 20, 2010NEW YORK (AP) - Alma d'Oro won the $60,000 Forty Niner Stakes on Sunday to give trainer Todd Pletcher a sweep of the weekend stakes at Aqueduct.
Pletcher also saddled Calibrachoa to victory Saturday in the $65,000 Gravesend Stakes.
Alma d'Oro drew off to a 4 1/4-length win over Ben's Cat in the mile race. Javier Castellano was aboard as the 4-year-old got his fifth win in 16 starts. The time was 1:36.27.
Alma d'Oro paid $6.20, $3.20 and $4.90. Ben's Cat returned $4.60 and $5.70. More That a Reason paid $7.50 to show.