Viadera comes out on top in Brown-dominated De La Rose
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It came down to deep stretch in the Grade 3, $85,000 De La Rose Stakes on the turf at Saratoga on Friday.
Chad Brown-trained Catch a Bid, the favorite going into the race, had the the lead at the top of the stretch, but she was overtaken by a quartet of horses late led by stablemate Viadera, who swooped past on the outside to prevail in a photo finish.
Noor Sahara, another Brown runner, came up on the short end of the photo by a neck and was followed by Passing Out and Clara Peeters.
The De La Rose was Viadera’s second race in North America, after she finished fourth in the seven-furlong Intercontinental (G3) at Belmont in June.
“I was really pleased with her trip,” Brown said after the race. “Joel [Rosario] got to know her that first time out. It’s been a little frustrating, she was ready to run actually for months now, and cancellations and such we just had to sprint her the first time. She got a race under her belt but she was trained much sharper second time around.”
As for Noor Sahara, Brown was pleased with her trip as well.
“The runner-up ran terrific,” Brown said. “Sorry there had to be a horse to lose, they both ran winning races there, but Viadera just had a little cleaner trip.”
Viadera, who paid $14.40 completed one mile on good turf in 1:38.
Bred in Great Britain by owner Juddmonte Farms, the 4-year-old daughter of Bated Breath spent the previous two seasons racing in England Ireland.
“I was really pleased with her trip,” Brown said after the race. “Joel [Rosario] got to know her that first time out. It’s been a little frustrating, she was ready to run actually for months now, and cancellations and such we just had to sprint her the first time. She got a race under her belt but she was trained much sharper second time around.”
As for Noor Sahara, Brown was pleased with her trip as well.
“The runner-up ran terrific,” Brown said. “Sorry there had to be a horse to lose, they both ran winning races there, but Viadera just had a little cleaner trip.”
Viadera, who paid $14.40 completed one mile on good turf in 1:38.
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