Ave - 2010 Flower Bowl (G1)
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Channel: The New York Racing Association · 2010 · Science & Technology
Ave charged between favored Red Desire and Changing Skies in the shadow of the wire Saturday afternoon at Belmont Park to take a thrilling edition of the Grade 1, $500,000 Flower Bowl Invitational by a head. Settled towards the back as Gozzip Girl towed the field of seven fillies and mares through dawdling fractions of 26.05, 53.54 and 1:19.19 over a yielding turf course, Ave was moved into contention by jockey Javier Castellano as the field fanned seven-wide straightening for home. With the Japanese filly, Red Desire, and Changing Skies emerging from the fray to battle for the lead through the final hundred yards, Ave hit her best stride in deep stretch and split the first two in the last jump to earn her first American victory.
