McPeek Filly Romps In Off-Turf P.G. Johnson, Becomes First Stakes Winner for Laoban

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SIMPLY RAVISHING (f, 2, Laoban–Four Wishes, by More Than Ready), a first-out winner on grass, took to the dirt in the off-the-turf P.G. Johnson S. Thursday at Saratoga, powering away in the stretch to become the first stakes winner for her freshman sire (by Uncle Mo). Let go at 14-1 when unveiled over 1 1/16 miles on the local mellon course, the $50,000 Fasig-Tipton October graduate tracked the speed and edged clear to a one-length graduation while earning just a 50 Beyer. Let go as the third choice in this four-horse group, the bay tracked favored Con Lima (Commissioner)–making her first start for Todd Pletcher after being bought into by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners–from second through a :22.82 quarter. Steadily turning up the pressure on the pacesetter going by a :45.67 half, she took over approaching the stretch and kicked clear entering the final three-sixteenths. Pletcher’s other runner, Union Gables (Speightstown) briefly looked like she would produce a rally, but flattened soon after and Simply Ravishing finishing full of run to score by six lengths in a sharp 1:21.85 for seven furlongs. Con Lima salvaged the place. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $99,600. O-Harold Lerner LLC, Magdalena Racing & Nehoc Stables; B-Meg Levy (NY); T-Ken McPeek.

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