Angel Terrace and Miz Ida down divisions of the Pin Oak Valley View Stakes
Previously split in 2009, the Pin Oak Valley View Stakes was split again this season, as Keeneland decided to do a double-header because 24 fillies passed the entry box on 16 October, 2012.
The opening division of the Grade 3, $125,000 Pin Oak Valley View Stakes was taken by Augustin Stable owned 3-year-old filly, Angel Terrace, who displayed an amazing turn of foot in the deep stretch to down, Miss Cato, by a narrow margin of a nose at 27
to 1 on Keeneland’s lawn on 19 October, 2012.
The second division of the Pin Oak Valley View Stakes was also taken by a 25 to 1 outsider, Miz Ida, who runs under the banner of Klein, Richard, Bertram, and Elaine. Steve Margolis trained filly turned in an efficient run to down the 1 1/16 miles race on
turf.
The chestnut filly by Ghostzapper, Angel Terrace was coming off a fourth place finish in the Nani Rose Stakes at Saratoga on 29 July, 2012, and her brief layoff from races made her sharper, as she exhibited her tenacious run from the back in the Valley View
Stakes by covering the distance in 1 minute and 44.77 seconds for Hall of Fame trainer, Jonathan Sheppard.
This was Angel Terrace’s first win for her trainer.
"It looked like a pretty tough spot, but she is a nice filly," Sheppard said. "She ran in a restricted stakes at Saratoga and she got beat about a length. She was in front after the wire; she absolutely flew through the stretch. I thought if she settled
nicely and if the speed backed up I thought she had a shot to get a piece of it. In fact, I wasn't really looking for the win. It was great."
On the other hand, the 3-year-old bay filly by Proud Citizen, Miz Ida posted her first career hat-trick by winning the second division of the Valley View Stakes.
She previously won the Indiana Downs Distaff Stakes on 11 July, 2012, and turned in another super performance in the Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes on 8 September, 2012.
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