After running second in last month's GI Ogden Phipps Stakes at Saratoga, champion Idiomatic (Curlin–Lockdown, by First Defence) slugged it out with a rival to take home the GIII Molly Pitcher Stakes at Monmouth Park on Haskell Day.
The heavy 1-9 favorite was off the blocks first and took control of what would be some very soft fractions through the backstretch. Before the far turn though she was challenged by Soul of an Angel (Atreides), who took control under jockey Irad Ortiz. The champion mare was up for a fight and in the end she won by the slimmest of margins at the wire.
The final running time was 1:44.53.
Lifetime Record: 15-11-2-2.
O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc.; T-Brad Cox.
What an incredible race! The champion #6 IDIOMATIC had to show all her class coming back to win the $500,000 Molly Pitcher Stakes (G3) after #4 Soul Of An Angel took the lead. That is now 7 graded stakes wins for the daughter of Curlin. @flothejock was up for @bradcoxracing. pic.twitter.com/vpRurfRMCJ
— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) July 20, 2024
Saturday, Monmouth
MOLLY PITCHER S.-GIII, $490,000, Monmouth, 7-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:44.53, ft.
1–IDIOMATIC, 124, m, 5, by Curlin
1st Dam: Lockdown (SW & MGISP, $445,900),
by First Defence
2nd Dam: Rising Tornado, by Storm Cat
3rd Dam: Silver Star (GB), by Zafonic
O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Florent
Geroux. $300,000. Lifetime Record: Ch. Older Dirt Female,
MGISW, 15-11-2-2, $3,476,840. Werk Nick Rating: A+++.
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2–Soul of an Angel, 124, m, 5, Atreides–Factor One,
by The Factor. ($3,000 RNA Ylg '20 FTKOCT). O-C Two Racing
Stable and Agave Racing Stable; B-Westbrook Stables LLC (KY);
T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. $100,000.
3–Frosty O Toole, 118, f, 4, Frosted–O' Toole, by Distorted
Humor. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($35,000 Ylg '21 OBSOCT).
O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners; B-Helen Barbazon, Joseph
Barbazon & Godolphin (FL); T-Michael Dini. $50,000.
Margins: HD, 9 1/4, HF. Odds: 0.10, 5.30, 22.50.
Also Ran: Miles of Smiles, Kathleen O. Scratched: Just Katherine, Misty Veil.
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