Romancing the Gold wins Big A feature
March 7, 2012NEW YORK (AP) - Romancing the Gold, a 12-1 long shot, held off Two Seventeen by one length on Wednesday to capture the $67,000 allowance feature for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct.
Romancing the Gold, ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. for trainer Jeremiah Englehart, posted his second win in five starts. The time was 1:44.73 for the one mile, 70 yards on the fast track.
Romancing the Gold paid $26.60, $8.30 and $3.70. Two Seventeen returned $3.50 and $2.70 while Inflation Target, the 2-1 favorite, paid $2.80 to show.