Romansh Wins Excelsior Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack
Las Vegas, NV - The $150,000 Grade 3 Excelsior Stakes was run on Saturday, March 22 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York - a 1 1/8 mile test for horses three years old and upward. Coupled entries, Godolphin-owned duo of Romansh and Long River were very much the best in the Excelsior finishing 1-2 as the 1-4 favorites in the field of six. Percussion finished third - another 4 1/4 lengths back while Dawly, Praetereo, and Don Dulce completed the order of finish. Mr Palmer scratched.
Excelsior S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Romansh | J. Ortiz | $2.50 | $2.50 | $2.10 |
| 1 | Long River | I. Ortiz, Jr. | $2.50 | $2.50 | $2.10 |
| 4 | Percussion | C. DeCarlo | $2.80 |
Times in 5ths: :233 :474 1:12 1:363 1:49
Times in 100ths: :23.68 :47.90 1:12.07 1:36.79 1:49.07
Winning Trainer: Albertrani Thomas | Owner: Godolphin Racing LLC
Scratched: Mr Palmer
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Dawly, Praetereo and Don Dulce |
| $2 Exacta (1-4) Paid: $6.00, $2 Trifecta (1-4-5) Paid: $9.00, $2 Daily Double (1-1) Paid: $19.20 Daily Double Pool $51,911.00 , $2 Pick 3 (10-1-1) 3 Correct Paid: $202.50 Pick 3 Pool $31,168.00 , $2 Grand Slam (3/5/8-1/5/10-1/7/11-1/2) Paid: $96.50 |
