Bawlmer Hon springs upset in All Brandy
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Maryland Jockey Club
Runaway Point Farms’ Bawlmer Hon, twice stakes-placed on the dirt and making her second career start on the grass, opened a clear advantage at the top of the stretch and had plenty left for a two-length upset victory in the $75,000 All Brandy.
It was the second straight win for Bawlmer Hon ($21.40), bred by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman and late trainer Dickie Small. Though the 4-year-old Silver Train mare finished seventh in her turf debut July 13 at Delaware, she trains regularly over the grass at the Fair Hill Training Center.
“She loves the turf. A year ago she injured a foot in an allowance race down here out of the gate and she almost trains every day on the grass because of it,” winning trainer Mark Shuman said. “I was kind of disappointed with her last grass race but the jock kind of took her back to last and got beat four lengths. Today we kind of let her use her speed and it worked out.”
Though she won all the way on the lead in her last start, a one-mile and 70-yard allowance at Delaware that was rained off the grass to a sloppy and sealed main track, jockey Sheldon Russell was content to let speedy stakes winner Daylight Ahead dictate fractions of 24.46 and 50.20 seconds for the first half-mile.
Russell moved Bawlmer Hon to the front around the far turn and expanded their advantage to five lengths at the head of the lane, powering down the stretch to win in 1:58.04 over a soft Dahlia Turf Course.
“She broke nicely and put me in a great spot going into the first turn. Mark had stressed to me in the paddock to get a good break out of her and to be forward. She was very easy to ride,” Russell said. “I pretty much followed [Daylight Ahead] the whole way. The one thing Mark had said was when it’s time to go, go a little bit earlier. She’s a big, galloping filly and I thought she ran her heart out today.”
Nickyrocksforpops finished second, 7 ¼ lengths in front of late-running Look Who’s Talking. Northern Smile, the narrow 2-1 favorite, Daylight Ahead, De Marquee and Shirleys Curls completed the order of finish. Devilish Love and Good Roll were scratched.
“She’s been super since she was a young horse and done everything right. I think part of it is … she’s got to get into her stride and not take her back and use her speed naturally. He rode her perfect,” Shuman said. “The owner’s been patient when she had her little setbacks and stuff and everything’s been good. It’s finally coming together.”
Source: Maryland Jockey Club
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