Untapable Back on Track in Apple Blossom Romp
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Untapable pulled clear to win the Apple Blossom Stakes on Friday at Oaklawn Park. (Coady Photography)
After finishing second as the overwhelming favorite in her season debut, champion Untapable bounced back with a dominant victory in the Grade 1 Apple Blossom Stakes on Friday at Oaklawn Park.
The 4-year-old Tapit filly seized command on the turn of the 1 1/16-mile race, opened up a clear advantage in the stretch and rolled to a 2 ½-length runaway.
Among the fillies left in her wake was Gold Medal Dancer, who got the better of Untapable in the Grade 2 Azeri Stakes on March 14 but finished 2 1/2 lengths back while third in the Apple Blossom.
Untapable capped a six-win season in 2014 with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff, which was her fourth Grade 1 win of the year and cemented her Eclipse Award as champion 3-year-old filly.
Trained by Steve Asmussen for owner-breeder Winchell Thoroughreds, Untapable completed the Apple Blossom in 1:42.96 under John Velazquez to improve to nine wins in 13 career starts. The $360,000 winner’s share boosted her career earnings to $3,416,725. She returned $2.40 for a $2 win ticket as the heavy 1-to-5 favorite.
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