Flintshire Wins Sword Dancer Stakes at Saratoga Race Course
Las Vegas, NV - The $1 million Grade 1 Sword Dancer Stakes went down on Saratoga Race Course turf on Saturday, August 29 - a 1 1/2 mile race for older horses. Juddmonte Farms' homebred - race favorite Flintshire showed his international class in the race prevailing by a relatively easy three lengths - he earned another shot at the Breeders' Cup Longines Turf with the win. Second choice Red Rifle closed for the runner-up spot, followed by Twilight Eclipse who was sent off at 7-2 odds. War Dancer, Fixador (BRZ), Imagining, Messi (GER) and Guardini (FR) completed the order of finish.
Sword Dancer S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Flintshire (GB) | V. Cheminaud | $4.00 | $2.80 | $2.20 |
| 4 | Red Rifle | J. Ortiz | $4.20 | $2.80 | |
| 5 | Twilight Eclipse | J. Castellano | $3.20 |
Times in 5ths: :24 :483 1:132 1:373 2:012 2:233
Times in 100ths: :24.00 :48.74 1:13.51 1:37.66 2:01.47 2:23.77
Winning Trainer: Fabre Andre | Owner: Juddmonte Farms, Inc.
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: War Dancer, Fixador (BRZ), Imagining, Messi (GER) and Guardini (FR) |
| $2 Pick 3 (11-7-2) 3 Correct Paid: $279.00 Pick 3 Pool $211,253.00 , $2 Daily Double (7-2) Paid: $12.00 Daily Double Pool $223,938.00 , $2 Exacta (2-4) Paid: $17.20, $2 Superfecta (2-4-5-8) Paid: $181.00, $2 Trifecta (2-4-5) Paid: $50.50 |
