Midwest-based owner-trainer Doug Anderson bought a residence in Lexington two weeks ago for his eventual retirement. He says his star sprinter, Glengarry , who he owns with Aaron Kennedy and Toby Joseph, is helping pay for the place.
Racing April 5 in the $320,050 Lafayette Stakes at Keeneland, just on the other side of town from Anderson’s new place, Glengarry cruised to a front-running 3 1/2-length victory in the sprint for 3-year-olds, earning $181,350 to advance his career bankroll to $418,851. His owners are now well in the black after Kennedy purchased the Iowa-bred son of Maximus Mischief for $150,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale from the Kings Equine consignment.
Glengarry raced seven furlongs on a fast track in the Lafayette under Luis Saez in 1:22.91 after establishing splits of :22.28 and :44.98. He paid $13.56 to win.
Who Dey rallied to grab second by a length over Frosty Indulgence in third. Favorites Doncho and Booth disappointed to respectively finish fourth and fifth.
The winner, bred by Highpoint Bloodstock out of the Tizway mare L. A. Way in Iowa and initially raced there, scored his fourth win in five starts in the Lafayette. It was his second stakes victory at Keeneland following a triumph in the Bowman Mill Stakes last fall. His only defeat came in his pre-Lafayette start in the Dec. 15 Remington Springboard Mile when he ran second while racing two turns in the mud.
Anderson thereafter chose to focus Glengarry in sprints and the Lafayette marked the first step for such a campaign at 3.
Leave feedback about this