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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — At last year’s Saratoga Race Course meeting, then-apprentice jockey Jaime Torres was honored when he realized he was named to ride a second-time starter named Seize the Grey in a July maiden for legendary Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas.Torres piloted the son of Arrogate to an upset victory in […]
Gun Song has won the Black-Eyed Susan, finishing comfortably ahead of Corposo and Call Another Play over 1 1/8 miles at Pimlico Race Course. Longshot Jeanne Marie showed early speed and was still challenging for the lead around the second turn, but after she finally weakened, nobody else provided much of a challenge for Gun Song. With John Velazquez aboard, she won by 3 1/4 lengths in the race for 3-year-old fillies that takes place the day before the Preakness Stakes. Gun Song, trained by Mark Hennig, paid $6.60, $3.80 and $2.80.
Favored Gun Song won the 100th running of the George E. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.
This is the second time Gargan will saddle a horse in the Derby.
Windylea Farm holds the distinction of being the only owner to wrest a NYRA meet title away from perennial leaders Klaravich Stables in 2023