The supplemented Intimidate
charged down the center of the track and caught heavy favorite Market Share to
upset in the second three-year-old colt trot Breeders Crown elimination in
1:53.1 at Woodbine on Saturday.
Knows Nothing took the lead, with
Appomattox in second, Archangel wide in third and Market Share carried wider in
fourth.
Archangel found room and applied
pressure to Knows Nothing at the quarter in :27.2. Market Share tucked into
fourth heading into the backstretch as Archangel cleared the top entering the
backstretch. No moves were made at the half in :56.2 (:29).
Market Share came first over
heading into the far turn. Guccio attempted to pick up his cover from fifth and
Intimidate came third over.
Market Share trotted up to
Archangel’s wheels at three-quarters in 1:25.1 (:28.4). Down the stretch,
Market Share took the lead from a fading Archangel. Intimidate came off cover
and was flying down the center of the track.
Guccio was rallying, with Knows
Nothing and Another Amaretto making chase. They were too far behind to catch
Market Share or the fast-closing Intimidate. At the wire, Intimidate got up in
time to win.
Market Share was second, Knows
Nothing was third, Another Amaretto was fourth and Guccio finished fifth.
Intimidate ($25.10) is by Justice
Hall, out of the mare Fabulous Tag by Tagliabue. He is owned by Judith Farrow
and Luc Blais, trained by Luc Blais and Sylvain Filion did the driving.
“He’s a nice colt, he’s been
pretty handy his last two or three starts and this start he was supplemented
into the Breeders Crown and it turned out well, driver Sylvain Filion said. “I
saw Timmy [Tetrich] three wide [with Market Share] into the first turn. So
turning for home, I knew I had a slight chance of catching him. My horse kicked
into gear and he was super.”
