Downrightdelicious posted a hard-fought 1:53 victory in Saturday evening's (July 16) MGM Springfield Stakes final for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Yonkers Raceway.
Sent at 1-9 after winning two overnight races at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, Downrightdelicious settled in third from post 5 but came to the outside exiting the first turn and made his way around Music Hall to take command just past the :27.3 opening quarter.
The pace remained quick after Downrightdelicious landed on the point, as he hit the half in :55.3 and the three-quarters in 1:24.2. While that was going on up front, Captain Mikey attacked first over out of third as the field raced in the backstretch for the final time, and he would move into second entering the final bend.
Music Hall faded from the pocket past three-quarters, leaving Downrightdelicious and Captain Mikey to battle it out, and although Captain Mikey loomed and tried his hardest, he just couldn't get past a determined Downrightdelicious, who hit the wire a neck in front of his foe. Married Man, Music Hall, and Major Decision rounded the order.
A Downbytheseaside-D D Delightful colt, Downrightdelicious races for the same connections — trainer Travis Alexander and owner-breeder Fiddler's Creek Stables LLC. — as last year's MGM Springfield Stakes champion Pleaseletmeknow. Downrightdelicious has now earned $63,000 to go with his perfect record, and he paid $2.30 to win. The exacta returned $4.90 and the trifecta was worth $13.80.
Stakes action returns to Yonkers on Tuesday night (July 19) with a couple of New York Sire Stakes divisions for three-year-old trotting colts and geldings.
Yonkers is currently operating on a Monday-Saturday live racing schedule with post time each night at 6:55 p.m. (EDT).
(Yonkers Raceway)