Futurity Stakes 2011 – Jack’s in the Deck spurred up an unlikely win at Belmont Park
An amazing performance by the two-year old dark brown colt Jack’s in the Deck in the $150,000 Grade 2 Futurity Stakes on 3 July.
What caught the eye was his blistering run cutting the field in half and splitting his two rivals to go over the line in emphatic style to land his first stakes race win.
Trained by Robin Graham, the colt entered a field of six with 14-to-1 odds to win the race and provided his trainer with his first win of the Belmont summer meet on his first start.
The New York Juvenile division had a change in schedule regarding the Futurity Stakes, which is traditionally run in the fall, to stimulate early activity in the Juvenile ranks. The race consisted of six two-year olds and is run at a distance of six furlongs.
The son of Love of Money was provided with his second start of his two year old career, he struck a first stakes race winner for his dam Partner’s Hero. Jack’s in the Deck started his career in an impressive manner when he finished strongly in the maiden
race, which was run at Delaware Park on 25 May. He finished second in a 4 ½ furlong event and was sent in at a 10-to-1 favourite.
A giant leap from 4 ½ furlongs to a six furlongs race for the Delaware certified colt paid dividends and to try him in such a distance was boldly backed by trainer, Robin Graham. The aim was to try the colt out in maiden races at Delaware Park but the races
did not meet the distance criteria.
Team Six set off the pace early in the race as Jack’s in the Deck mount jockey, Joe Bravo, saved ground to settle his horse into a rhythm. In the first quarter mile Team Six was pushed up by the two-year old roan colt Getupwiththesun but the 8-to-5 favourite
Trappy’s Goal made a serious run using the width at the upper stretch to challenge Team Six.
Ridden by jockey, Javier Castellano, Trappy’s Goal hauled the upper stretch and did not allow Joe Bravo the room to slide his colt in between for a final burst, but Bravo’s patience paid off as Trappy’s Goal drifted out in a search to challenge the front
runner and that provided jockey Joe Bravo ample space to ride between the runner.
At the eighth pole Jack’s in the Deck grabbed the lead and did not give it up till the end, it was a slow journey on a track rated fast, which had time of 1 minute, and, 13.36 seconds.
The payoffs for Jack’s in the Deck followed as $30.40 for the win, $10.60 for place and $6.20 for show. A mighty upset by Jack’s in the Deck, who looks good for the future.
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