Check the Label takes Appalachian Stakes
April 16, 2010LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -Check the Label chased down favorite Rose Catherine in the stretch and held off a late bid from Bay to Bay to win the $100,000 Appalachian Stakes on Thursday at Keeneland.
Check the Label, trained by Graham Motion and ridden by Julien Leparoux, covered the mile on turf in 1:34.87. Check the Label paid $11.20, $5.80 and $2.80 while beating Bay to Bay by three-quarters of a length in the race for 3-year-old fillies.
Bay to Bay, with Javier Castellano aboard, was next to last at the half-mile mark but closed strong and paid $7 and $3.
Rose Catherine, ridden by Garrett Gomez, took the lead early before faltering late and paid $2.10.