Friday, May 4, 2012

Juanita takes the LaTroienne



Longshot Juanita upset 2-5 favorite Plum Pretty in the 27th running of the LaTroienne (GII) in the 6th race at Churchill Downs on Oaks Day.

Paying $35.40 to win after going off at 16-1, the daughter of Mineshaft won by a healthy two lengths under a Ramon Dominguez ride. St. John’s River, making her 2012 debut, rallied for second. Plum Pretty finished third.

Trained by Mike Maker, Juanita ran past Plum Pretty, then held off the charge of a rushing St. John’s River. “The favorite went to the lead and I was happy to sit right next to her,” Dominguez said of the stalking trip. The jockey said of trainer Maker, “He just let me ride my race and it worked out great.”

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