Charles Town: Lucy's Bob Boy much the best in Confucius Say
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The West Virginia-bred Lucy's Bob Boy will be pointed to the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Handicap on the Preakness undercard.
Eschewing a start in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic, the connections of Lucy’s Bob Boy were satisfied to let their 4-year-old gelding continue his domination of West Virginia-breds with a front-running, five-length victory in Saturday’s $50,000 Confucius Say Stakes on the Classic undercard.
Rummy’s Command got up for second with Fred High third.
It was the 11th victory from 14 career starts for Lucy’s Bob Boy and his first stakes success since his eight-length score in the West Virginia Breeders’ Classic last Oct. 20. That race, like the Charles Town Classic, was run at 1 1/8 miles.
Sandra Dono, the trainer of Lucy’s Bob Boy, said she didn’t feel she had the gelding prepped properly to run in the Classic against the likes of Game On Dude and Ron the Greek. Saturday’s race was only his second start of the year.
“He really wasn’t prepped enough for it,” Dono said. “He really needed another race. He had a long break, was off for 100 days. We didn’t have enough in him. Maybe next year.”
Lucy’s Bob Boy dominated his opponents on paper and on the track. Of the $632,977 in the show pool, $506,088 was wagered on Lucy’s Bob Boy. Lucy’s Bob Boy paid $2.20 across the board.
The bridge-jumpers never had an anxious moment as Lucy’s Bob Boy, under regular rider Gustavo Larrosa, made the lead through an opening quarter in 24.79 seconds and maintained a clear advantage through a half-mile in 48.97 seconds, six furlongs in 1:12.45, and he covered seven furlongs in 1:25.05.
“He ran the way we thought he would run,” Dono said. “Gus rode him great. He saved him.”
Though he has made all of his starts at Charles Town, Dono said that Lucy’s Bob Boy would venture to Pimlico for the Grade 3, $150,000 Maryland Sprint Handicap on Preakness Day.
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