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Cavorting much the best in Ruffian
- Updated: May 14, 2016
9:14 PM ET
ELMONT, N.Y. — Cavorting dispelled any notion that her best days are behind her or that she’s distance-challenged with a dominant five-length victory in Saturday’s Grade 2, $250,000 Ruffian at Belmont Park.
Despite breaking from the rail under new rider Javier Castellano, Cavorting worked out an outside stalking trip, blew past the even-money favored Carrumba approaching the quarter pole, and cruised home a sharp winner of the one-turn mile race for fillies and mares.
Carrumba, who stalked the pace-setting Calamity Kate for a half-mile, finished second by 2-1/4 lengths over Spelling Again. Calamity Kate, who broke through the gate pre-race and then set the early pace, was fourth followed by Include Betty and Welcome Abroad.
Cavorting, a daughter of Bernardini owned by Stonestreet Stables, won for the first time since she took the Grade 2 Prioress at Saratoga last August. In winning for the first time from three starts at a mile, Cavorting improved her …
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