Connie and Michael wins Churchill feature
May 21, 2010LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -Connie and Michael held off a challenge in the upper stretch by Lady Etienne to win by 5 1/4 lengths Thursday in Churchill Downs' allowance feature.
Connie and Michael, ridden by Francisco Torres, ran the one-mile race in 1:35.28 and paid $2.60, $2.40 and $2.10. Lady Etienne returned $4.60 and $3.80, while Flying Spur finished five lengths behind and paid $3.80 to show.
The winner, a 3-year-old daughter of Roman Ruler owned by Brooklyn Boyz Stables, earned $30,000 to bump her career total to $72,000. It was her second victory in four career starts under trainer Ken McPeek.