Queens Plate 2000
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Scatter the Gold proved Todd Kabel made the right decision when
choosing him over stablemate Strike Smartly when he broke his maiden
in the $1 million Queen's Plate. The talented son of Mr. Prospector
out of Canadian Triple Crown winning mare Dance Smartly rallied
against a speed favoring track to win going away by 4 1/4 lengths
in a pedestrian 2:05.53.
As expected the speedy Wake at Noon lead for the first mile setting
nice fractions of 1:11.48 for 3/4 and 1:38 for a mile, but faded
to 5th at the end as Scatter the Gold and I and I rallied up from
the back. For Our Sake was second through most of the race but was
only able to hold third. Allende, by another Canadian Triple Crown
winner, rallied up for 4th. The favorite was Pete's Sake but he
never showed much interest and was eased in the stretch.
Longshot Colebrook Lake, a last minute entry, flipped in the gate
and had to be scratched by the vet. This victory gave sire Mr. Prospector
a rare Kentucky Derby - Queen's Plate double.
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