Maxfield Makes It Look Easy In Alysheba Sponsored by:
Maxfield wins the Alysheba under Jose Ortiz
Godolphin homebred Maxfield, undefeated until last month s Santa Anita Handicap (third), redeemed himself with a facile 3 1/4-length victory on Kentucky Oaks Friday at Churchill Downs. The 4-year-old son of Street Sense pulled away from his rivals with ease as the 1-2 favorite in the G2 Alysheba Stakes, dominating under Jose Ortiz to complete 1 1/16 miles over the fast main track in 1:41.39. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Maxfield has now won six of his seven lifetime starts to earn nearly $900,000.
“We re just delighted to get him back in the winner s circle again,” Walsh said. “He s a remarkable horse.”
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Maxfield pulls away to a 3 1/4-length victory in the Mineshaft Stakes
Trainer Brendan Walsh confirmed to the
Daily Racing Form on Sunday that the undefeated 4-year-old Maxfield will make his next start in Saturday s Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap in Arcadia, Calif. The Godolphin-owned son of Street Sense has won four stakes races in his stop-and-start career, including the Feb. 13 Mineshaft (G3) at his winter base, the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, La.
“It will be a good test for him to go a mile and a quarter and in a Grade 1 as well,” Walsh told
drf.com. “It would be nice to win a Grade 1 as an older horse.”
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