All Matareya in Four-Horse Acorn After Echo Zulu Scratched at Gate

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The complexion of Saturday's GI Acorn S. at Belmont Park changed dramatically just before the off when heavily favored champion Echo Zulu (Gun Runner) was announced as a late vet scratch. That left streaking MATAREYA (f, 3, Pioneerof the Nile–Innovative Idea, by Bernardini) as a heavy 1-5 favorite among the four remaining runners, and she ran to her odds to dominate the event in front-running fashion. Divine Huntress (Divining Rod) chased throughout and held second, some eight lengths behind the winner and well clear of Dream Lith (Medaglia d'Oro) in third. The final time for the one-turn mile was 1:35.77. Matareya has won her last three, including Keeneland's GIII Beaumont S. Apr. 10 and Churchill's GII Eight Belles S. May 6. Dr. Anthony Verderosa, Director of NYRA Veterinarians, said, regarding the late scratch of Echo Zulu, “the filly was lame in her left front.”

Lifetime Record: 8-5-2-0.
O/B-Godolphin LLC (Ky). T-Brad H. Cox.

Saturday, Belmont Park
ACORN S.-GI, $465,000, Belmont, 6-11, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:35.77, ft.
1–MATAREYA, 120, f, 3, by Pioneerof the Nile
                1st Dam: Innovative Idea (GSW, $229,343), by Bernardini
                2nd Dam: Golden Velvet, by Seeking the Gold
                3rd Dam: Caress, by Storm Cat
1ST GRADE I WIN. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox;
J-Flavien Prat. $275,000. Lifetime Record: 8-5-2-0, $946,867.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick
Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*
2–Divine Huntress, 118, f, 3, by Divining Rod
                1st Dam: Thrill Seeker, by Housebuster
                2nd Dam: Georgia K., by Horatius
                3rd Dam: Pleasure Point, by Honest Pleasure
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1 BLACK
TYPE. ($16,000 RNA Ylg '20 EASOCT). O-Eclipse Thoroughbred
Partners & Long Valley Stables, LLC; B-Dr. & Mrs. Thomas
Bowman, Ricky L. Buckley & Joshua Dreiband (MD); T-H.
Graham Motion. $100,000.
3–Dream Lith, 120, f, 3, by Medaglia d'Oro
                1st Dam: Elle Sueno, by Street Cry (Ire)
                2nd Dam: Mi Sueno, by Pulpit
                3rd Dam: Madcap Escapade, by Hennessy
1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($590,000 RNA Wlg '19 FTKNOV).
O-Cypress Creek Equine & Arnold Bennewith; B-Southern
Equine Stables, LLC (KY); T-Robertino Diodoro. $60,000.
Margins: 6 1/4, 5HF, 16. Odds: 0.30, 6.60, 10.40.
Also Ran: Inventing. Scratched: Echo Zulu.
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