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Just before midstretch She Be Smooth flashed another gear to surge past a pair of dueling leaders and quickly open up to register a 6-length victory in the $205,000 Davona Dale Stakes (G2) Feb. 28 at Gulfstream Park.View the full article

Do you think they'd have run it on totally unsuitable ground at this point.

I hope it was good soup!

Big-figure debut winner Iron Honor (c, 3, Nyquist–Orencia, by Blame) fought past the Ohio-bred Crown the Buckeye (Yaupon) in the stretch to make it two-for-two in Saturday's GIII Gotham S. at Aqueduct, good for 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Right to Party (Constitution) was third. Favored at 4-5 off the strength of a 95 Beyer Speed Figure earned sprinting first out at the Big A Dec. 13, Iron Honor battled with Crown the Buckeye through fractions of :23.09 and :46.30 here. Still locking horns a quarter of a mile from home, Iron Honor finally hit the front in deep stretch and edged clear late to win by 3/4 of a length. The final time for the one-turn mile was 1:37.94. Iron Honor becomes the 24th graded/39th stakes winner for Nyquist. Two-time winner Orencia brought $20,000 from Machmer Hall, agent for Glen Eden, in foal to Audible at the 2024 Keeneland January sale. She is also responsible for the 2-year-old colt Spears (Audible). She was bred to Golden Pal and Violence for 2026. Sales history: $230,000 yrl '24 KEEJAN; $475,000 yrl '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O-St. Elias Stable, Lawrence, William H. and Glassman Racing; B-Mike & Pat Freeny (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. The post Unbeaten Iron Honor Outbattles Crown the Buckeye in Gotham appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

18.5 lengths last.  Didn't go an inch on that ground.  Very short action up front.