Glengarry leads all the way in the Lafayette (Courtney Snow/Past The Wire)
Keeneland Press Release
LEXINGTON, Ky.— Aaron Kennedy, Toby Joseph and trainer Doug Anderson’s Glengarry took the lead out of the gate and never was headed in winning the 76th running of the $320,050 Lafayette for 3-year-olds by 3½ lengths.
Ridden by Luis Saez, Glengarry completed the 7 furlongs on the fast main track in 1:22.91.
Glengarry immediately went to the front and maintained a length advantage over Doncho with favored Booth just to the outside of Doncho. The top three raced in that order until the top of the stretch when Glengarry began to draw clear.
Glengarry is an Iowa-bred son of Maximus Mischief out of the Tizway mare L.A. Way. Now a two-time stakes winner at Keeneland, having taken the Bowman Mill last fall at 6 furlongs, Glengarry has a record of 5-4-1-0 and earnings of $418,851 that includes Friday’s $181,350 check.
Glengarry returned payoffs of $13.56, $5.22 and $3.80. Who Dey, ridden by John McKee, rallied to get second and returned $5.52 and $3.68 and finished a length in front of Frosty Indulgence, who paid $8.56 to show under Adam Beschizza.
It was another length back to Doncho, who was followed in order by Booth, Baytown Chatterbox and Bolt At Midnight.
Racing continues Saturday with an 11-race program beginning at 1 p.m. ET that is highlighted by the 100th running of the $1 million Toyota Blue Grass (G1). Four other graded stakes precede the Toyota Blue Grass, which is the afternoon’s 10th race with a 5:52 p.m. post time.
Keeneland will offer a Pick Six carryover of $66,548 and a Super High Five carryover of $11,321.
Quotes from the $400,000 Lafayette
Doug Anderson (winning trainer and co-owner of Glengarry): “I think (he’s a better version of himself than he was last fall when he won the Bowman Mill Stakes at Keeneland). I really do. I mean, he’s grown up, he’s matured. He doesn’t do his antics in the morning, and he goes out and is a professional. I hope (we have a big year with him). It’s a lot of fun, being here, doing this with these guys (co-owners Aaron Kenney and Toby Joseph). It’s just absolute fun.”
Luis Saez (winning rider): “He was pretty quick. I could feel it before the race. He was ready; he was pretty sharp. We had a tactical (plan to) break from (the gate) and follow the pace and speed, but after I felt he was pretty sharp I just let him break and take the lead.”
John McKee (rider of runner-up Who Dey): “I had a clean trip. My horse made a big effort, and I was just second best. They went quick like I thought they would. The speed just kind of held today.”
Adam Beschizza (rider of third-place finisher Frosty Indulgence): “Good trip, I thought the horse ran well. He just needs to get the hang of getting up to be quicker and early into his stride. I think he does the other half of the race very well; he just needs to start breaking a little sharper.”
Cristian Torres (rider of fourth-place finisher Doncho): “I had the trip we wanted. The leader got in front of me, and I did not want to go head to head with him. I was in the perfect spot. When we turned for home, he heard the crowd, and he got a little lost but then he ran on again. This is only his third start; he is still learning.”
