Glengarry victorious in the Bowman Mill (Courtney Snow/Past The Wire)
Keeneland Press Release
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Undefeated Iowa-bred Glengarry, the 2-1 favorite, took command inside the eighth pole and posted a half-length victory in the fourth running of the $169,775 Bowman Mill for 2-year-olds at Keeneland on Saturday, closing day of the Fall Meet.
With Luis Saez aboard for trainer Doug Anderson, Glengarry covered 6 furlongs on a fast dirt track in 1:11.52. With the performance, Anderson secured his first Keeneland stakes victory. He co-owns the winner with Aaron Kennedy and Toby Joseph.
Bred by Highpoint Bloodstock, Glengarry is a colt by Maximus Mischief out of the Tizway mare L. A. Way. He earned $90,675 for the victory to push his career earnings to $177,501. Glengarry is undefeated in three races, including the Iowa Cradle Stakes at Prairie Meadows on Sept. 30 in his most recent start.
Glengarry paid $7.46, $4.54 and $3.24. Normandy Hero, ridden by Alex Achard, returned $5 and $3.10. Valentine Candy paid $3.58 to show with Ricardo Santana Jr. aboard.
Patriot Spirit was fourth and was followed by Cowes, Maycocks Bay and Sweet Soddy J.
The Bowman Mill was one of three stakes on the final day of the Keeneland season, joining the $350,000 Hagyard Fayette (G2) and the $300,000 Bryan Station (G3).
Quotes from the Bowman Mill
Doug Anderson (winning trainer and co-owner of Glengarry)
“It looked like (jockey Luis Saez) was in with plenty of horse (coming around the turn), and I think he made the right decision: Let the other horse (Cowes) set the fractions. We learned something today, that he’ll rate. And hopefully we’re on to better things. (Iowa) is a little bit smaller state in the horse business, and (winning at Keeneland) just helps everything. We’re just tickled to be here.”
Luis Saez (winning rider)
On deciding to take back and go around pacesetter Cowes, who engaged Glengarry early:
“It was a pretty quick decision we had to make. We know this horse has been running on the lead, and he’s fast. Today was a tough race. He broke from there sharp, and we had a little pressure, but we had to make a quick decision and take a little hold. I put him right there outside, and he responded perfectly.”
Alex Achard (rider of runner-up Normandy Hero)
“The horse broke sharp from the gate, then our speed showed up on the outside. So I just let my horse duck in and had him relax as much as possible and tried to make my run. He did very well. It wasn’t enough today to win the race, but a huge effort from him.”
Ricardo Santana Jr. (rider of third-place finisher Valentine Candy)
“We didn’t get the trip that we wanted. He stumbled a little bit from the break. He ran good, he still looks good. He stumbled a little bit, everything else was good.”
