Marketing Mix cruises to win at Churchill Downs
November 12, 2011LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Favorite Marketing Mix sat just off the early pace and drew away coming out of the final turn before easing near the wire for a 11/2-length victory over Bizzy Caroline in the $200,550 Grade 2 Mrs. Revere for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
Marketing Mix, with Julien Leparoux aboard, covered the 1 1/16 miles on "firm" turf in 1:42.59 and paid $5.40, $3.20 and $2.60. Bizzy Caroline returned $3.60 and $3.20. Hungry Island earned $3.20 to show in the field of 11.
The daughter of Medaglia D'Oro, owned by Glen Hill Farm and trained by Tom Proctor, has four wins from nine career starts. The winner's share of $116,881 boosted her career earnings to $538,826.