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Fly for Avie Upsets E.P. Taylor
by Blood-Horse Staff
Date Posted: 10/15/2000 6:27:05 PM
Last Updated: 10/17/2000 12:45:31 PM
Ivan Dalos' Fly for Avie, ridden by Todd Kabel, won the $330,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes (Can-I) on Sunday, defeating co-favorites Lady Upstage and Innuendo in a blanket finish. The winner surged down the stretch on the outside to win the 1 1/4-mile race on firm turf in 2:02.78. She won by a nose over Lady Upstage, with Innuendo another nose behind in third."I was waiting for the longest time before I swung her over heels to get out," said Kabel, having one of his best years. "I was certainly worried."Alexis, finished fourth, 1 1/4 lengths behind the top group. Lady At Peace and Melody Queen completed the order of finish. The race, for fillies and mares 3 years old and up, lost some of its luster when Wild Heart Dancing and Amalia were scratched.The win marks the first graded stakes win for Fly for Avie (Lord Avie--Fly for Baby, by Arctic Tern), who was bred in Kentucky by Brian Grassick Bloodstock. The David R. Bell-trained 5-year-old mare improved her career mark to five wins from 25 starts with the victory, her first of the year.Fly for Avie returned $18.20, $5.90 and $3.30. Lady Upstage paid $3.70 and $3.10. Innuendo was worth $3.60 to show. The winning exacta combination was worth $96.90. (Chart, Equibase)
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