Pool Play wins Stephen Foster Handicap
June 18, 2011LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Long-shot Pool Play won the Grade 1 $561,300 Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs on Saturday, beating Mission Impazible by a neck.
Pool Play, the longest shot in the field at odds of 36-1, ran 1 1-8 miles in 1:50.82 and paid $75.20, $29.40 and $14.60. Ridden by Miguel Mena and trained by Mark Casse, Pool Play was making his first career start on dirt after winning five times in 27 starts on turf and synthetic surfaces. Casse said he plans to keep the horse on dirt in preparation for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 5 at Churchill Downs.
Mission Impazible returned $8.40 and $5, and Apart paid $4.40 to show.