Maxim Rate Breaks Through in Gamely
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Maxim Rate wins the Gamely Stakes at Santa Anita Park
Maxim Rate came running with a flourish to earn her first grade 1 victory May 31 in the $300,000 Gamely Stakes (G1T) at Santa Anita Park.
The 5-year-old daughter of Exchange Rate edged out La Signare for the win under Juan Hernandez, with Bodhicitta a close third.
Maxim Rate came off a fifth in the April 10 Coolmore Jenny Wiley Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland to claim the victory for Slam Dunk Racing, Stable Currency, and James Branham. Simon Callaghan trains.
The final time for the 1 1/8-mile turf event was 1:46.61 on a course rated firm.
Bred in Kentucky by Fred W. Hertrich lll & John D. Fielding out of the Unbridled's Song mare Catch My Eye, Maxim Rate was a $235,000 purchase by A. C. Elliott, agent, from St George Sales' consignment to the 2017 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. She went through the ring once prior, at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, where she was a $130,000 find by KD Bloodstock from Taylor Made Sales Agency.
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