Tim Tetrick guided the Tony
Alagna-trained Captaintreacherous to a 1:50 victory in the first of a duo of
two-year-old colt pace Breeders Crown eliminations at Woodbine Racetrack on
Friday night.
Rockin Amadeus took the lead, with
Emeritus Maximus in second and Dress The Part first over in third.
Captaintreacherous parked Dress The Part to the quarter in :26.3. Dress The
Part cleared the front entering the backstretch and Emeritus Maximus went off
stride suddenly, early interfering with stable mate Captaintreacherous,
who pulled the pocket at the half in
:55.3 (:29).
Into the far turn,
Captaintreacherous cleared the top with ease. Vegas Vacation came first over
and applied pressure, while Twilight Bonfire was tracking his cover. Dress The
Part was shuffled to third as Rockin Amadeus charged back in fifth.
Three-quarters was timed in 1:23.3 (:28).
Captaintreacherous was free from
the field into the stretch. He drew off by about 5 lengths, while Vegas
Vacation was fending off rivals for the second spot and Rockin Amadeus was
looking for room.
It was all Captaintreacherous
alone at the wire and he won the elimination in 1:50 (:26.2). Vegas Vacation
was second, Rockin Amadeus was third, Dress The Part was fourth and Twilight
Bonfire completed the quintet heading into next week’s final.
Captaintreacherous ($2.30) is by
Somebeachsomewhere, out of the mare Worldly Treasure by Artsplace. He is owned
by Brittany Farms, Marvin Katz and Joe Sbrocco.
“He does everything right, he
wasn’t at the top of his game last week and he still gave it his all,” said
Tetrick. “I love driving good horses and that’s why I worked so hard to get the
top.”
