4/24/2010 Withers S.(G3) Afleet Again, D' Funnybone(4th)

9th race - Aqueduct - April 24, 2010
Race Name: Withers S. -Grade: 3
Race Type: Stakes
Age Restriction: Three Year Old
Value of Race: $147,000
Distance: One Mile On The Dirt
Track Condition: Fast
Winning Time: 1:34.05

Pgm	Horse	Jockey	Win	Place	Show
4	Afleet Again	Abel Mariano	51.00	9.90	46.60
6	Ibboyee	John R. Velazquez		3.90	10.00
5	Spangled Star	Cornelio H. Velasquez			54.00
Also ran: 2 - D' Funnybone , 3 - Castaneda
Scratched horses: Most Happy Fella  (Trainer)
Wager Type		Winning Numbers		Payoff
$2 Pick 3		6-1-4 (3 correct)		3,341.00
$2 Daily Double		1-4		383.50
$2 Exacta		4-6		143.50
$2 Trifecta		4-6-5		750.00
$2 Grand Slam		3/4/6-4/6/7-1/4/9-4 (4 correct)		348.50
Winning Breeder: Roll Z Dice Racing Stable
Winning Owner: Cash is King LLC
Winning Trainer: Robert E. Reid, Jr.

2010 Withers S.(G3) Afleet Again.pdf

AFLEET AGAIN 수 2007 USA 회색 전적:10(3/1/2)  G3	Afleet Alex 어플리트앨릭스 갈 2002 USA  G1 12전(8,2,1) 116 f, 1sw	Northern Afleet 노던어플리트 갈 1993 USA {1460} G2 550 f, 26sw	Afleet 밤 1984 CAN [I 1458] G1
			Nuryette 갈 1986 USA  Unr
		Maggy Hawk 갈 1994 USA  w 7 f, 2 w, 2 sw	Hawkster 흑 1986 USA {1850} G1
			Qualique 갈 1981 USA  G1
	Lucky Again 럭키어게인 회 1996 USA  SW 14전(4,4,2) 3 f, 0 w, 0 sw	Wild Again 와일드어게인 흑 1980 USA *[C 1700] LS 921 f, 85sw 2.43	Icecapade 회 1969 USA {BC} DP
			Bushel-n-peck 갈 1958 USA  G3
		Countess Jig 회 1980 USA  w 2 f, 0 w, 0 sw	Jig Time 회 1965 USA  SW
			Extra Alarm 회 1973 USA  unpl

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Afleet Again Upsets Withers; D' Funnybone 4th
By Jason Shandler
Updated: Sunday, April 25, 2010 9:31 PM
Posted: Saturday, April 24, 2010 5:54 PM
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/56642/afleet-again-upsets-withers-d-funnybone-4th

Afleet Again took advantage of a blistering pace and collared the leaders in deep stretch to pull a 24-1 upset in the $150,000 Withers Stakes (gr. III) (VIDEO) April 24 at Aqueduct. D' Funnybone, a four-time graded stakes winner in sprints, finished off the board as the 1-2 favorite.

Afleet Again, who finished 10^th by 24 lengths in the Gotham Stakes (gr. III) last month, notched his first stakes victory. Abel Mariano guided the 3-year-old son of Afleet Alex   to victory for trainer Robert Reid Jr. The gray/roan colt is owned by Cash is King’s Chuck Zacney, the managing partner of 2005 dual classic winner Afleet Alex.

The one-mile race set up perfectly for Afleet Again, as he rated off a swift pace set by Castaneda, who sped through splits of :21.60, :43.82, and 1:07.45 under Jorge Chavez. D’ Funnybone, entering off a pair of seven-furlong grade II scores at Gulfstream Park, overcame a shaky opening-quarter when he was near the pace, dropped back briefly after being steadied, then was rushed up along the rail again by jockey Edgar Prado, before closely tracking the leader. Ibboyee, the 8-5 second choice, sat patiently in third through the backstretch, while Afleet Again was further off the pace.

Castaneda still narrowly led when they came off the turn, but D’ Funnybone and Ibboyee quickly drew even with the tiring pacesetter. D’ Funnybone tried to move between horses, but Ibboyee claimed the lead approaching the stretch under John Velazquez and easily put his rival away.

Afleet Again, however, was also coming with his five-wide run, and he ran down Ibboyee inside the sixteenth-pole despite drifting toward the center of the racetrack. He crossed the wire a 1 1/2-length winner while stopping the clock in 1:34.05 over a fast main track. Ibboyee was 4 1/4 lengths clear of third-place Spangled Star. D’Funnybone tired to finish another 4 1/2 lengths back in fourth.

“It was my first time riding this horse,” Mariano said. “The trainer told me that the track was deep here and the stretch was long. He told me don’t go too wide, let him break, and when you get to the quarter pole put him outside. That’s what I did, my horse responded, and I won. I’m very excited, very happy.”

Afleet Again had won just one of four starts this season—a Jan. 17 allowance race at Philadelphia Park Casino & Racetrack—entering the race and was not considered for the Withers until the day entries were taken.

“We really hadn’t considered this race before Wednesday,” Reid admitted. “(But) it was a small field and I love the one-turn mile for him, and the big, sweeping turns here.

“He’s a big, giant horse and you don’t want to get him checked. Abel took him to the outside and gave him a clear run, and that’s what made the difference; very nice ride. We were concerned the race was a little too short for him; I believe he’s a legitimate mile and an eighth, mile and a quarter horse, but that said, he’s not eligible for the Triple Crown races.”

Afleet Again improved to 3-1-2 from 10 starts and upped his earnings to $177,950. Bred in Kentucky by Roll Z Dice Stable, he is out of the Wild Again mare Lucky Again.

The winner paid $51, $9.90 and a whopping $46.60. Ibboyee paid $3.90 and $10, while 28-1 Spangled Star returned lucky show bettors $54. The exacta (4-6) was $143.50 and the trifecta (4-6-5) netted $750.

Of D’ Funnybone’s disappointing effort, Prado said: “On the backside he kind of shied away from the horse coming in (Castaneda). I had the chance to get out, and I didn’t want to be trapped inside. He just didn’t have the finish. The mile got him.”