Full Result 10.17 Belmont Park (USA) | 10 July 2010

Man O'War Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf)

(3yo+) 1m3f Firm

1st £185,185.19 2nd £61,728.40 3rd £30,864.20 4th £15,432.10 5th £9,259.26 6th £2,058.02 7th £2,057.41 8th £2,057.41

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	8. Gio Ponti (USA) 2/5F R A Dominguez Christophe Clement	R A Dominguez Christophe Clement	5	88	–	–	115	–
b h Tale Of The Cat (USA) - Chipeta Springs (USA) (Alydar)
Settled in last, smooth headway 2f out, 3rd straight but short of room, pulled wide approaching final furlong and ran on well to lead close home

2⁽⁵⁾ nk	5. Mission Approved (USA) 54/1 J L Espinoza Naipaul Chatterpaul	J L Espinoza Naipaul Chatterpaul	6	84	–	–	111	–
b h With Approval (CAN) - Fortunate Find (USA) (Fortunate Prospect)
Soon led and allowed to dictate steady pace, quickened final bend and ran on well straight, caught close home

3⁽⁴⁾ ½ [¾]	4. Expansion (USA) 6/1 Javier Castellano Chad C Brown	Javier Castellano Chad C Brown	5	86	–	–	112	–
b h Maria's Mon (USA) - La Sylphide (SWI) (Barathea)
Disputed 3rd, 2nd straight, stayed on well under pressure final 300yds

4⁽²⁾ 1¼ [2]	2. Bearpath (USA) 189/10 F Lenclud Ian R Wilkes	F Lenclud Ian R Wilkes	4	84	–	–	108	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) - Song 'n Silk (USA) (Unbridled's Song)
Raced in last trio, 6th straight, stayed on well final furlong

5⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [2¾]	7. Midnite Silver (USA) 181/10 Cornelio H Velasquez Carl Domino	Cornelio H Velasquez Carl Domino	4	85 1 b	–	–	107	–
bb c Silver Deputy (CAN) - Fastria (USA) (Fast Play)
Raced in 7th, moderate progress final furlong, never dangerous

6⁽¹⁾ ½ [3¼]	1. Interpatation (USA) 24/1 Jose Lezcano Robert Barbara	Jose Lezcano Robert Barbara	8	88	–	–	110	–
bb g Langfuhr (CAN) - Idealistic Cause (USA) (Habitony)
Disputed 3rd, 4th straight, soon ridden and unable to quicken

7⁽⁶⁾ 1 [4¼]	6. Grand Couturier 44/5 Rajiv Maragh Robert Ribaudo	Rajiv Maragh Robert Ribaudo	7	86	–	–	106	–
b h Grand Lodge (USA) - Lady Elgar (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Raced in midfield, unable to quicken from final bend

8⁽³⁾ ½ [4¾]	3. Strike A Deal (USA) 113/10 John R Velazquez Alan E Goldberg	John R Velazquez Alan E Goldberg	6	86	–	–	105	–
b h Smart Strike (CAN) - Shag (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Pulled hard and tracked leader until ridden and weakened final 2 1/2f

8 ran Winning time: 2m 16.20s Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Castleton Lyons (Gio Ponti) 1st breeder: Kilboy Estate Inc
2nd owner: Naipaul Chatterpaul & Terikcha Chatterpaul (Mission Approved)
3rd owner: Gary L & Mary E West (Expansion)

10:17 Belmont Park (USA) 10 Jul 2010

Man O'War Stakes (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf)