4/2/2010 Fantasy S.(G2) Blind Luck

10th race - Oaklawn Park - April 02, 2010
Race Name: Fantasy S. -Grade: 2
Race Type: Stakes
Age Restriction: Three Year Old
Sex Restriction: Fillies
Value of Race: $285,000
Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles On The Dirt
Track Condition: Fast
Winning Time: 1:42.56

Pgm	Horse	Jockey	Win	Place	Show
4	Blind Luck	Rafael Bejarano	3.00	2.20
3	Tidal Pool	Calvin H. Borel		2.80
2	No Such Word	Terry J. Thompson
Also ran: 1 - All Due Respect
Wager Type		Winning Numbers		Payoff
$2 Exacta		4-3		8.80
Winning Breeder: Fairlawn Farm
Winning Owner: Mark DeDomenico, LLC, Carver, John, Abruzzo, Peter and Hollendorfer, Jerry
Winning Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer

2010 Fantasy S.(G2) Blind Luck.pdf

BLIND LUCK 암 2007 USA 밤색 전적:9(6/1/2)  G1	Pollard's Vision 폴라즈비전 흑 2001 USA  G2 23전(6,7,3) 93 f, 4sw 2.70	Carson City 카슨시티 밤 1987 USA [B] G2 1025 f, 98sw 2.04	Mr. Prospector 갈 1970 USA *+{BC} LSB
			Blushing Promise 갈 1982 USA  Unr
		Etats Unis 흑 1995 USA  Unr 7 f, 1 w, 1 sw	Dixieland Band 갈 1980 USA *[I 1500] LS
			Hometown Queen 갈 1984 USA  SW
	Lucky One 갈 2002 USA  전(0,0,0) 1 f, 1 w, 1 sw	Best Of Luck 갈 1996 USA {1800} G2 149 f, 4sw 0.62	Broad Brush 갈 1983 USA *{IC} LS
			Crowned 밤 1987 USA  G3
		Twilight Spectre 1992 USA  unpl 7 f, 1 w, 1 sw	Imp Society 밤 1981 USA {1644} G2
			Shall Return 1970 USA

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Jockey Rafael Bejarano, left, speaks with trainer Jerry Hollendorfer in the winners circle at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., after Bejarano and Blind Luck won the $300,000 Fantasy Stakes horse race Friday, April 2, 2010.(AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Blind Luck's Kick Too Much for Fantasy Foes
By Tom LaMarra
Updated: Saturday, April 3, 2010 9:32 AM
Posted: Friday, April 2, 2010 9:00 PM
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/56255/blind-lucks-kick-too-much-for-fantasy-foes

Blind Luck cemented her status as the one to beat in the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) with an authoritative come-from-behind victory in the $300,000 Fantasy Stakes (gr. II) (VIDEO) for 3-year-old fillies at Oaklawn Park April 2.

With Rafael Bejarano riding for owners Mark DeDomenico, John Carver, Peter Abruzzo, and Jerry Hollendorfer, her trainer, Blind Luck overcame a moderate pace and strong, loose front-runner to take the 1 1/16-mile Fantasy in a spritely 1:42.56 on a fast track. She paid $3 to win in the four-horse field.

Tidal Pool and jockey Calvin Borel grabbed the early lead and set fractions of :24.19 for the opening quarter-mile and :47.88 for a half-mile as Blind Luck, a confirmed off-the-pace type, lagged in last. Tidal Pool picked up the tempo with six furlongs in 1:11.61, and on the far turn Blind Luck appeared to lose a little ground.

Bejarano asked her for run, however, and Blind Luck delivered. She accelerated to catch the field, swung four-wide at the top of the lane, wore down Tidal Pool, and pulled away late to win by an easy 2 1/2 lengths. Tidal Pool held very well for second, followed by No Such Word and All Due Respect.

Hollendorfer has said Blind Luck would go to the April 30 Kentucky Oaks, not the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) the following day.

Blind Luck, by Pollard's Vision   out of the Best of Luck mare Lucky One, was bred in Kentucky by Fairlawn Farm. The Fantasy marked her sixth victory in nine career starts.

The Fantasy has been a key race, with Rachel Alexandra having won in 2009 and Eight Belles in 2008. Rachel Alexandra won the Kentucky Oaks, and Eight Belles finished second in the Kentucky Derby.

The Fantasy kicked off the Racing Festival of the South at Oaklawn, which will host the Apple Blossom Handicap (gr. I) April 9 and Arkansas Derby (gr. I) April 10, closing day of the meet. A crowd of more than 11,000 was on hand for the Fantasy program.

PHOTO: Will Kenser/Jeff Coady Photography