LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 5, 2012) –
Emory Hamilton’s
homebred Hungry Island collared Tapitsfly at the eighth pole and
then drew off to win the 27th running of the $223,400 Churchill
Distaff Turf Mile Presented by American Commercial Lines (Grade II) by a length
on Saturday afternoon at Churchill Downs.
Trained by Shug McGaughey and ridden by John Velazquez, Hungry
Island ran the mile on a Matt Winn Turf Course labeled as “good” in 1:36.20.
Daisy
Devine, winner of all four of her career starts on turf, led the field of
seven through fractions of :24.78 and :48.68 with Marketing Mix and
Tapitsfly in closest pursuit.
At the
head of the lane, Ramon Dominguez sent Tapitsfly to the lead with
Velazquez swinging Hungry Island five wide from the back of the pack. Hungry
Island drew even at midstretch and then pulled away for her first victory since
the Lake Placid (GII) in August at Saratoga.
The
victory was worth $135,738 to Hungry Island, a 4-year-old daughter of More Than
Ready out of the A.P. Indy mare Flying Passage, and increased her bankroll to
$390,770 with a record of 12-5-2-4.
Hungry
Island returned mutuels of $13.80, $6.40 and $4.60. Tapitsfly returned $6 and
$3.80 with La Reine Lionne finishing 1 ½ lengths back in third under Javier
Castellano and paying $5 to show.
Favored Marketing Mix finished 1 ½ lengths back in fourth and was followed in
order by Daisy Devine, Heavenly Landing and City to City.
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