Curlin's Approval Wins Princess Rooney Stakes at Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida played host to the $250,000 G2 Princess Rooney Stakes Presented by Hardacre Farm on Saturday, July 1. Fillies and mares three years old and upward took to Gulfstream's dirt track and raced seven furlongs. 9-2 third betting choice Curlin's Approval returned to her winning ways, emerging in the 11-horse field by a relatively easy 4 1/2 lengths and in turn earned a fees-paid trip to the $1.5 million Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint November 4 at Del Mar. 12-1 shot Distinta finished a distant second, a half-length ahead of late-running 3-2 favorite Lightstream who settled for third. 5-2 second choice Dearest was fourth and Birdatthewire was fifth while Wheatfield, Kinsley Kisses, Patriotic Diamond, Money Or Love, More Than a Party and Concealedwithakiss completed the order of finish.
2017 Princess Rooney Stakes Race Results & Payoffs
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Curlin's Approval | Luis Saez | 11.00 | 6.00 | 3.60 |
| 4 | Distinta | Edgard J. Zayas | 9.00 | 5.00 | |
| 8 | Lightstream | Javier Castellano | 2.60 |
Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (7-4) Paid: $107.40
- $1 Trifecta (7-4-8) Paid: $152.50
- $1 Superfecta (7-4-8-3) Paid: $522.20
- $2 Daily Double (3/7) Paid: $26.80
- $1 Pick 3 (5/3/7) Paid: $136.60
