Ball Dancing Wins Sands Point Stakes at Belmont Park
Las Vegas, NV - Belmont Park in Elmont, New York was the scene of the $500,000 Grade 2 Sands Point Stakes on Saturday, September 15 - a 1 1/8 mile turf test for three year old fillies. Chad Brown trained French import and fourth choice Ball Dancing, making her United States debut came away with the victory on a sloppy track by a half length over stablemate Xcellence. Pacesetter Sea Queen, the 5-2 favorite in the field of nine, finished third with Walk Close, A Little Bit Sassy, Daring Dancer, Duff One, Miss Besilu, and Queenofzeenile completing the order of finish. Aqua Regia was entered for the main track only.
Sands Point S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ball Dancing | J. Bravo | $12.60 | $6.80 | $3.90 |
| 1 | Xcellence (FR) | I. Ortiz, Jr. | $5.00 | $2.90 | |
| 5 | Sea Queen | J. Rosario | $2.90 |
Times in 5ths: :252 :502 1:144 1:382 1:50
Times in 100ths: :25.46 :50.50 1:14.87 1:38.55 1:50.18
Winning Trainer: Brown Chad | Owner: Farish, W.S. and Mooney, F. Steve
Scratched: Aqua Regia
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Walk Close, A Little Bit Sassy, Daring Dancer, Duff One, Miss Besilu and Queenofzeenile |
| $2 Exacta (10-1) Paid: $56.00, $2 Trifecta (10-1-5) Paid: $173.50, $2 Pick 3 (7-6-10) 3 Correct Paid: $1,167.00 Pick 3 Pool $65,127.00 , $2 Daily Double (6-10) Paid: $56.00 Daily Double Pool $79,281.00 , $2 Superfecta (10-1-5-4) Paid: $1,096.00 |
