Pennsylvania-Bred Beren Catches Candy Man Rocket At The Wire In Gold Fever Sponsored by:
Beren and Manny Franco (outside) get up to beat Candy Man Rocket by a nose in the Gold Fever
Susan Quick and Christopher Feifarek s Beren made up 5 1/2 lengths in the stretch, closing in on Candy Man Rocket with a strong outside move and gaining the edge in the final stride to win Sunday s $100,000 Gold Fever by a nose in a thrilling finish to the six-furlong sprint for sophomores at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
The eighth running of the Gold Fever saw Beren earn his first career stakes win in dramatic fashion, running down graded stakes-winner Candy Man Rocket under coaxing from jockey Manny Franco in the feature for the nine-race card.
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Unbeaten Prevalence, Withers Winner Risk Taking Loom Large In Wood Memorial Sponsored by:
Prevalence working at Palm Meadows
Unbeaten Prevalence and Grade 3 Withers-winner Risk Taking highlight a strong field for Saturday s 96th running of the Grade 2, $750,000 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino for sophomores going 1 1/8 miles at Aqueduct Racetrack.
The nine-furlong two-turn contest is the final local qualifier for the Grade 1, $3 million Kentucky Derby on May 1 at Churchill Downs and awards 100-40-20-10 qualifying points to the top-four finishers.
The Wood Memorial, which has seen 11 winners go on to win the “Run for the Roses” in its illustrious history, will air on NBSCN as part of a live national broadcast beginning at 5:30 p.m. Eastern and scheduled to include the Grade 2, $800,000 Toyota Blue Grass from Keeneland and the Grade 1, $750,000 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby at Santa Anita Park.