SILVER HEART SCORES IN MARYLAND MILLION DISTAFF STARTER HANDICAP
LAUREL, MD. 10-02-10---Nancy Terhune’s Silver Heart took the finale on Maryland Million day when an opposing rider misjudged the finish on Serenadia, allowing Silver Heart go by unopposed in the $100,000 Jim McKay Maryland Million Distaff Starter Handicap.
Ricardo Chiappe drove to the lead aboard Serenadia, the defending champion, a furlong from the finish and then stood up in the mistaken belief that the race was over. By the time he realized his error, Silver Heart and jockey Travis Dunkelberger had rolled by and were on their way to victory. Serenadia drifted home second and Profit finished third.
Silver Heart, a daughter of Lion Heart trained by Gary Capuano, came from far back and won by ¾’s of a length in 1:39.31. She paid $8.
“The main thing was to get her to settle because that second finish line is a long way away,” said Dunkelberger. “She broke good and we shuffled back about 10 to 15 lengths. We started picking up horses off the turn and it was a clear shot to the line.”
Dunkelberger and Gary Capuano teamed up to win the Maryland Million Nursery, earlier on the card.
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PHOTO CREDIT-Jim McCue, Maryland Jockey Club
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