Fair Grounds
| 1 | Stunning Split | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: D | $25,800 |
2008 | Bay Gelding | Awesome Again - Split the Arrow, Smart Strike
Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 9 wins, $4,374,590. Lifetime: 319 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike , Bay, 1992.
| 2 | Adulare | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A++ | $8,600 |
2008 | Bay Gelding | Flatter - Corking, Sensitive Prince
Sire: Flatter , Bay, 1999. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 4 wins, $148,815. Lifetime: 199 yearlings sold, median $12,500. In 2009: .80 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Sensitive Prince, Bay, 1975.
| 3 | Prime Cut | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: D | $4,730 |
2008 | Bay Horse | Bernstein - Life Happened, Stravinsky
Sire: Bernstein, Bay, 1997. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 4 wins, $173,120. Lifetime: 373 yearlings sold, median $24,000.
Broodmare Sire: Stravinsky, Bay, 1996.
Others: Dark Cove, $2,580; Sachem Spirit, $1,290; Code of Conduct.
Scratched: Quietdetermination; Trend; Bauers Got Hours; Formaggio; Mack's Blackhawk; Friendly Banter; Thespian's Fate.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stunning Split | James Graham | Malcolm Pierce |
| 2 | Adulare | Miguel Mena | Patrick J. Dupuy |
| 3 | Prime Cut | Shaun Bridgmohan | David M. Carroll |
| 4 | Dark Cove | Rosie Napravnik | Michael J. Maker |
| 5 | Sachem Spirit | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. | Neil J. Howard |
| 6 | Code of Conduct | Richard E. Eramia | Wayne M. Catalano |
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