Gin Gin Outguts Nitrogen to Upset Spinster; Thorpedo Anna Fourth

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Calumet homebred Gin Gin (f, 4, Hightail–Before You Know It, by Hard Spun) went wire-to-wire and just held off a last-gasp effort from Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) to upset the GI Juddmonte Spinster Stakes at Keeneland Sunday, earning an automatic berth in the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff in the process.

Let go at 18-1, the filly was prompted by favored Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna) through fractions of :23.74 and :46.69, with Nitrogen parked three wide while shadowing the top two. Nitrogen rushed up to challenge the pacesetter as Thorpedo Anna lacked any punch and fell back at the top of the lane. Nitrogen drifted out at midstretch, allowing Gin Gin to open up and she looked home free before Nitrogen kicked into gear to just miss in a dramatic photo finish.

 

#4 GIN GIN ($38.64) holds off Nitrogen in the @LanesEndFarms @BreedersCup WAYI $650,000 @JuddmonteFarms Spinster Stakes (G1) at @KeenelandRacing. This is the first Grade 1 win for the @CalumetFarm homebred filly by Hightail. @luissaezpty was aboard for @brenpwalsh. pic.twitter.com/LXdaNzh6KT

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Sunday, Keeneland
JUDDMONTE SPINSTER S.-GI, $650,000, Keeneland, 10-5, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:49.77, ft.
1–GIN GIN, 125, f, 4, by Hightail
      1st Dam: Before You Know It (GSP, $313,083), by Hard Spun
      2nd Dam: Without Delay, by Seeking the Gold
      3rd Dam: Slow Down, by Seattle Slew
1ST GRADE I WIN. O/B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh; J-Luis Saez. $403,000. Lifetime Record: 13-4-3-2, $942,796. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Nitrogen, 121, f, 3, by Medaglia d'Oro
      1st Dam: Tiffany Case (SP), by Uncle Mo
      2nd Dam: Biblical Point, by Point Given
      3rd Dam: Bibical Sense, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
O/B-D. J. Stable, LLC (KY); T-Mark E. Casse. $130,000.
3–Scylla, 125, m, 5, by Tapit
      1st Dam: Close Hatches (Ch. Older Mare, MGISW, $2,707,300), by First Defence
      2nd Dam: Rising Tornado, by Storm Cat
      3rd Dam: Silver Star (GB), by Zafonic
O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-William I. Mott. $65,000.
Margins: HD, 1 1/4, 7 1/4. Odds: 18.32, 2.10, 6.66.
Also Ran: Thorpedo Anna, Chilled.
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