Full Result 10.04 Saratoga (USA) | 29 August 2015

Sword Dancer Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m4f Firm

1st £342,948.72 2nd £118,589.74 3rd £64,102.56 4th £41,666.67 5th £25,641.03 6th £19,230.77 7th £16,025.64 8th £12,820.51

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	2. Flintshire EvensF Vincent Cheminaud A Fabre	Vincent Cheminaud A Fabre	5	810	–	–	118	–
b h Dansili - Dance Routine (Sadler's Wells)
In touch, headway to track leaders 4f out, quickened to lead over 2f out, stayed on strongly, comfortably

2⁽⁴⁾ 2½	4. Red Rifle (USA) 5/1 Jose L Ortiz Todd Pletcher	Jose L Ortiz Todd Pletcher	5	810	–	–	114	–
ch g Giant's Causeway (USA) - May Night (USA) (Gulch)
Held up towards rear, pushed along and good headway to chase winner over 2f out, stayed on but no real impression

3⁽⁵⁾ 3¼ [5¾]	5. Twilight Eclipse (USA) 7/1 Javier Castellano Thomas Albertrani	Javier Castellano Thomas Albertrani	6	812	–	–	111	–
b g Purim (USA) - My Twilight Dancer (USA) (Twilight Agenda)
Held up towards rear, pushed along and good headway into 3rd over 2f out, stayed on but not pace to challenge

4⁽⁸⁾ 9 [14¾]	8. War Dancer (USA) 19/2 Jose Lezcano William Mott	Jose Lezcano William Mott	5	86	–	–	90	–
bb h War Front (USA) - Deed I Do (USA) (Alydeed)
Prominent, chased leader after 2f, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, plugged on but well beaten

5⁽³⁾ 8 [22¾]	3. Fixador (BRZ) 67/1 Junior Alvarado Eduardo Caramori	Junior Alvarado Eduardo Caramori	5	84	–	–	76	–
b h Crafty C T (USA) - Nein (BRZ) (Know Heights)
Disputed lead for first furlong, steadied and in touch after, pushed along and lost place 3f out, plugged on final furlong but well beaten

6⁽¹⁾ nk [23]	1. Imagining (USA) 36/5 Irad Ortiz Jr Claude R McGaughey III	Irad Ortiz Jr Claude R McGaughey III	7	810 b	–	–	81	–
ch h Giant's Causeway (USA) - Daydreaming (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Disputed lead until headed after 1f, tracked leaders after, ridden and outpaced 2f out, plugged on but well beaten

7⁽⁶⁾ 3¾ [26¾]	6. Messi (GER) 61/10 John R Velazquez H Graham Motion	John R Velazquez H Graham Motion	5	84	–	–	69	–
ch g New Approach (IRE) - Messina (GER) (Dashing Blade)
Held up in rear, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, well beaten after

8⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [30¼]	7. Guardini (FR) 29/1 Martin Harley P Harley	Martin Harley P Harley	4	88 b¹	–	–	68	–
gr g Dalakhani (IRE) - Guantana (GER) (Dynaformer)
Dwelt, headway to lead after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon lost place and beaten, weakened

8 ran Winning time: 2m 23.77s Total SP: 120%
1st owner: K Abdullah (Flintshire) 1st breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
2nd owner: Twin Creeks Racing Stable LLC (Red Rifle)
3rd owner: West Point Thoroughbreds Inc (Twilight Eclipse)

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10:04 Saratoga (USA) 29 Aug 2015

Sword Dancer Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf)