Speightstown Filly Overwhelms Rivals in American Oaks

[Wandering Eyes]

Sent off at odds of just over 5-1, COMPETITIONOFIDEAS (f, 3, Speightstown–Devil by Design, by Medaglia d’Oro) was ridden quietly at the tail of the field by Joel Rosario, but took flight while wide leaving the five-sixteenths marker and whooshed past her rivals like they were standing still en route to a four-length defeat of pacesetting longshot K P Pergoliscious (Declaration of War) in Saturday’s GI American Oaks. Amandine (GB) (Shamardal), backing up off her victory in the Lady of Shamrock S. three days prior, stalked the pace and had every chance, but could do no better than third. Competitionofideas graduated by 8 1/2 lengths at Belmont Park Sept. 7, defeating three next-out winners in the process, before adding a first-level allowance in Elmont Oct. 21. She was last seen running on to be third in an off-turf renewal of the Winter Memories S. at Aqueduct Nov. 22. Competitionofideas is the 99th stakes winner, 46th graded winner and 15th at Grade I level for her sire. The 20th Grade I winner sent out this season by Chad Brown–who was winning this event for the first time–Competitionofideas is the third Grade I winner produced by a daughter of Medaglia d’Oro, a group that includes Speightstown’s Rock Fall. Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-2. O-Klaravich Stables Inc; B-John D Gunther, Tony Chedraoui & Eurowest Bloodstock (KY); T-Chad Brown.

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