Firsthand Report defeats boys in Alphabet Soup
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The $100,000 Alphabet Soup Stakes, a one mile and one-sixteenth turf stake for PA-bred three year-olds and up, turned into an absolute thriller.
StarLadies Racing’s Firsthand Report, a four year-old Blame filly, tackled the boys and gamely held off the late surge of Bern James Bern to win by a nose. Jockey Javier Castellano, riding for trainer Todd Pletcher, sent Firsthand Report immediately to the lead and she went unchallenged through relatively quick fractions of 22.95 and 46.33.
Rallying three wide around the far turn, Bern James Bern moved into contention as the field neared the top of the stretch. The two then squared off through the final eighth of a mile and Firsthand Report simply would not give in. She valiantly held on to win a dramatic photo finish.
Off as second choice at 3-1, she paid $8.20 to win and finished in a time of 1:40.67 over a course labeled firm.
Source: Parx Racing
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