Paulassilverlining Shines in Matron
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Vince Scuderi's homebred Paulassilverlining rallied from off the pace to run past pacesetter Evrybdymstgetstonz to win the 107th running of the Matron Stakes (gr. II) Oct. 5 at Belmont Park.
Skipalute was second, with Evrybdymstgetstonz third.
Paulassilverlining, trained by Michelle Nevin, got the six furlongs in 1:10.86. The bay filly, bred in Kentucky, is by Ghostzapper out of the Grindstone mare Seeking the Silver.
The winner is a half sister to Dads Caps (by Discreet Cat ), winner of the Carter Handicap (gr .I) and second in last weekend's Vosburgh Stakes (gr. I). Seeking the Silver is a half sister to stakes winner Choctaw Ridge. Bred in Florida by Plumley Farms, Seeking the Silver was claimed by Scuderi and trainer Richard Dutrow in April 2004. She delivered her first foal, stakes-placed Liza Too (by Olmodavor), in 2006.
Evrybdymstgetstonz broke alertly under Luis Saez, jumping out to run an opening quarter mile in :22.41 as Darling Sky, odds-on favorite Paris Bikini, and Skipalute gave chase. As the field came out of the turn after a half-mile in :46.07, Paris Bikini dropped out of contention as Skipalute and Paulassilverling came after the leader and the winner collared her after five furlongs in :58.34.
The win by jockey Jose Ortiz was his third of the day.
Paulassilverlining paid $13.80, $7.40, $4.70. Skipalute returned $8.40 and $5.50. Evrybdymstgetstonz paid $7.70 to show. The 2-5 exacta paid $65.50.
It was the second win from three starts for Paulassilverlining. She ran fourth in her six-furlong debut July 27 at Saratoga Race Course, then topped Skipalute by a nose Aug. 22 at the Spa at the same trip. Both races were run over muddy, sealed tracks.