Data Link rallies to win Grade 1 Maker's 46 Mile
April 13, 2012LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Data Link rallied from last to first in the final quarter mile and won the $300,000 Grade 1 Maker's 46 Mile by a neck in a four-wide sprint to the finish on Friday at Keeneland.
Sent off at 12-1 odds, Data Link ran the turf mile in 1:34.31 under Alex Solis for trainer Shug McGaughey, topping reigning champion Get Stormy and favorite Turallure.
The 4-year-old bay colt missed most of last year's season after needing surgery on both cannon bones after hairline fractures, but was impressive here.
Data Link paid $27.20, $7.60 and $4. Turallure, at 7-5 odds, returned $3.20 and $2.40, while Doubles Partner paid $2.80. Three-time Grade 1 winner Get Stormy finished fourth, failing to join Kip Deville (2007-08) as the only repeat winner of the race.