Saturday, May 5, 2012
**Please see the attached photos of Boisterous and jockey Alan Garcia winning the Grade 3, $150,000
BOISTEROUS BOUNDS TO VICTORY IN
By Jenny Kellner
ELMONT, N.Y. – Boisterous made his return to New York a winning one, closing resolutely through the stretch and going onto a one-length victory over Desert Blanc in Saturday’s 36th running of the Grade 3, $150,000 Fort Marcy at Belmont Park.
Sent off as the narrow 7-5 favorite in the field of six, the 5-year-old son of Distorted Humor stayed in midpack behind fractions of 25.68 and 50.89 set by Upgrade over the yielding turf course. Moving up on the turn, Boisterous hit his best stride once in the stretch and took the lead 110 yards from the wire.
“I know my horse can run the last part, so I wanted to be patient,” said winning jockey Alan Garcia. “I was waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting, and turning for home I let him run and he did really well.”
Boisterous completed the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.89 as he added the
“We originally were disappointed in his last race because he didn’t finish, but looking further at it, he made an early move and then flattened out,” said Robbie Medina, assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey. “That type of turf course with the short stretch doesn’t suit him; he prefers making that one run through the stretch.”
Boisterous, who returned $4.60 for a $2 win bet, earned $90,000 to extend his bankroll to $457,990. Overall, he is 7-0-1 from 16 starts.
Next up for Boisterous, said
Completing the order of finish behind Desert Blanc were Top Surprize, Boots Ahead, Upgrade, and Sal the Barber. Beau Choix, Gourmet Dinner, Silver Medallion and Trickmeister were scratched.
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