Awesome Belle, Fort Loudon win at Calder
October 16, 2011MIAMI (AP) - Owner-breeder Fred Brei and trainer Stanley Gold dominated Florida Stallion Stakes on Saturday at Calder, with Awesome Belle winning the $300,000 My Dear Girl Stakes for fillies and Fort Loudon taking the $300,000 In Reality Stakes.
Luis Jurado rode both winning 2-year-olds.
Awesome Belle beat Macanuda by 7 1/2 lengths, running 1 1-16 miles in 1:47 2-5 and paying $8.80, $6 and $. Macanuda returned $8.40 and $5, and Redbud Road paid $2.80 to show.
Fort Loudon won by 2 1/2 lengths, finishing in 1:48 1-5 and paying $6, $4.40 and $3.20. Twin returned $23.60 and $6.80, and Sarava's Dancer paid $4.20 to show.
Also, Mad Flatter won the $100,000 Spend A Buck Handicap.