Stayers' Watch: Louisville Handicap · 4.06.10
The Louisville Handicap (gr. IIIT) on May 22 saw a minor upset, as Free Fighter awarded his backers at 12-1 odds when he won the 1 1/2 mile test at Churchill Downs by two lengths over Bearpath. Last year’s winner Brass Hat finished third.
Free Fighter, a 5-year-old Illinois-bred gelding, stalked a slow early pace — the half-mile in :51.25, the mile in 1:41.45. He made his move on the far turn with three furlongs remaining, took the lead at the top of the stretch, and rolled to a solid victory. Time on the “yielding” turf course: 2:31.30.
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