{"id":1312,"date":"2015-10-31T18:27:14","date_gmt":"2015-10-31T18:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.linda-rice.com\/?p=1312"},"modified":"2015-11-01T19:05:46","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T19:05:46","slug":"wavell-avenue-charges-to-victory-in-filly-mare-sprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/wavell-avenue-charges-to-victory-in-filly-mare-sprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Wavell Avenue Charges to Victory in Filly &#038; Mare Sprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"610\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wNJxSoJ5mes?list=PLm9z6ij1s7UUyk0PZ4KPHsIBzhbdq-ABs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In another exciting Breeders\u2019 Cup stretch run, Wavell Avenue closed quickly down the lane to a 1 3\/4 length victory in the Grade One $1 million Filly and Mare Sprint on Saturday.\u00a0 The 4-year-old daughter of Graded Stakes winner Harlington (by Unbridled) is trained by Chad Brown and was ridden by Joel Rosario.<\/p>\n<p>La Verdad was the fastest out of the gate, leading the field through a first quarter in 22.53 and the half in 45.12.\u00a0 Taris followed one length off the lead, and Stonetastic was just a neck behind that filly.\u00a0 Meanwhile, Wavell Avenue sat back in tenth behind a wall of horses.\u00a0 Stonetastic passed Taris at the half mile pole and posed a brief challenge to La Verdad at the head of the lane.\u00a0 Eventual winner Wavell Avenue began to pick off horses on the inside, and had to angle out around the five-sixteenths pole.\u00a0 She surged past the leaders, blistering through the final quarter mile in 24.18 seconds, and stopped the clock in a final running time of 1:22.39 for the seven furlong contest on Keeneland\u2019s dirt course.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linda-rice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/49.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1313\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linda-rice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/49.jpg\" alt=\"49\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/49.jpg 480w, http:\/\/lindarice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/49-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lindarice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/49-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lindarice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/49-230x230.jpg 230w, http:\/\/lindarice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/49-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>La Verdad hung on gamely for second, besting Taris by a neck for the place.\u00a0 Post-time favorite Cavorting got up for fourth.\u00a0 Gary Stevens, riding Taris, called a claim of foul on Jose Ortiz riding La Verdad, alleging interference near the 3\/4 pole early in the race.\u00a0 Stevens could be seen sharply checking his filly when Ortiz moved over to the rail, but the stewards disallowed the claim of foul and the results were allowed to stand.<\/p>\n<p>Wavell Avenue is an Ontario bred out of the multiple stakes placed Silver Deputy mare Lucas Street.\u00a0 She was bred by Eugene Melynk, and is owned by Michael Dubb, David Simon, Head of Plains (S. Kumen) and Bethlehem Stb (M. Caruso).\u00a0 She marks trainer Chad Brown\u2019s sixth Breeders\u2019 Cup winner, and jockey Joel Rosario\u2019s fourth win in the Championship event.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s defending champion Judy the Beauty finished fifth after being shuffled back early.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breeders\u2019 Cup Filly and Mare Sprint Quotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chad Brown (trainer , Wavell Avenue, 1<sup>st<\/sup>)<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cWe thought there\u2019d be a strong pace up front. Joel (Rosario) has gotten along with this filly so well. He\u2019s really been instrumental in her development, as much as me. It\u2019s really been a team effort. I have to give Steve Young a lot of credit \u2013 he found the filly at the farm and put her in our care. It was a great find. From there, she just fit well in the system and she keeps getting better. Joel has given me terrific feedback every time he\u2019s ridden her. We were really confident if she got a strong pace she could get there. It\u2019s a thrill to be here. I\u2019m so proud of her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joel Rosario (jockey, Wavell Avenue, 1<sup>st<\/sup>)<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cI had a perfect trip. It was a very good race. She always tries hard. We were always able to get a good position even when we were back far. I was comfortable because they were going fast up front. She gave me a big kick down the lane. It\u2019s great to win a great race like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Linda Rice (trainer, La Verdad, 2<sup>nd<\/sup>) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cShe held on pretty well considering how fast they went. Seven furlongs is a bit of a reach for her but I am not disappointed that we came.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jose Ortiz (jockey, La Verdad, 2<sup>nd<\/sup>)<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cIt was very good. My filly broke very sharply. I took the lead like she wanted. I think she\u2019s awesome. Wavell Avenue is a nice filly and last time we met we beat her by half a length. She beat me by maybe two lengths today and maybe the seven furlongs made the difference. My filly is more of a six \u2013 six and a half sprinter. We tried to make seven furlongs and we did pretty good. This is one special horse for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Simon Callaghan (trainer, Taris, 3<sup>rd<\/sup>) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cShe didn\u2019t get the best of trips. She was stuck inside, She was a little slow away. She got crowded at a crucial point. She certainly would have been closer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gary Stevens (jockey, Taris, 3<sup>rd<\/sup>)<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cMy filly ran a hell of a race. Simon (Callaghan) had her perfect for the race. I would have liked to have been farther out in the gate because we were stuck down inside. I thought she was the best,. The other horse, the four-horse (La Verdad), came over on me. I guess you call that race riding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kiaran McLaughlin (trainer, Cavorting, 4<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s a tough post position out there, but she did finish up well to be fourth. It\u2019s a tough post to overcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Irad Ortiz, Jr. (jockey, Cavorting, 4<sup>th<\/sup>) \u2013<\/strong> \u201cTough post for me. Then my filly didn\u2019t break that sharp. She was moving in the gate. I tried to give her every chance I can and save some ground.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In another exciting Breeders\u2019 Cup stretch run, Wavell Avenue closed quickly down the lane to a 1 3\/4 length victory in the Grade One $1 million Filly and Mare Sprint on Saturday.\u00a0 The 4-year-old daughter of Graded Stakes winner Harlington&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recent-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1312"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1323,"href":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312\/revisions\/1323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lindarice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}