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Ben’s Cat finds room for McKay Turf Sprint win
- Updated: May 20, 2016
6:30 PM ET
BALTIMORE — Watching Ben’s Cat run never gets old. Unless you’re trainer Bruce Brown.
Brown has been chasing Ben’s Cat for years with his turf sprinters, but he can never seem to catch him. Friday, the 10-year-old Ben’s Cat broke Brown’s heart again while making the heart of his own 83-year-old trainer King Leatherbury skip a few beats with a neck victory over the Brown-trained Spring to the Sky in the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes at Pimlico.
The result was the same as in 2013 when Ben’s Cat won this race over Spring to the Sky. Brown has also finished second to Ben’s Cat in other stakes with Night Officer, who ran fourth in this race Friday.
“You got to tip your hat,” Brown said. “I keep saying we got to be able to get him one year. I think that’s been like six years I’ve been saying that. He’s just a really good horse and this is his backyard.”
Ben’s Cat gets to the wire ahead of Spring to the Sky to win the Jim McKay Turf Sprint. Maryland Jockey Club
Ben’s Cat won for the 32nd time in 55 …
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