Evangeline Downs: Spotted Horse Stakes June 22,2018

By Michael Chamberlain —-

Adore; Coady Photography

ADORE SCORES A FRONT-RUNNING WIN IN THE $75,000 SPOTTED HORSE AT EVANGELINE DOWNS

SEASIDE AMOUR WINS THE $50,000 ACADIANA STAKES FOR LOUISIANA-BREDS

OPELOUSAS, LA – There were two stakes races on the Friday night card at Evangeline Downs. The Steve Asmussen trainee, Adore, took over the lead shortly after the start of the $75,000 Spotted Horse Stakes at Evangeline Downs and never gave it up, winning by two lengths in a final time of 1:38.09 for the one-mile distance over the fast track.

The expected speed duel between Adore and the winner of the Louisiana Legends Distaff, Mr. Al’s Gal, developed right away and those two battled through a quarter-mile of 24.55 seconds and a half-mile of 48 seconds flat. Adore managed to finally put away Mr. Al’s Gal on the far turn only to be immediately challenged by Pacific Pink, who had rallied from last on the backstretch. Adore was up to the challenge, however, and scored the first stakes victory of her career in the process.

Adore is a 5-year-old filly that was bred in Kentucky by Charles P. Merrick III. She is owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and was ridden to victory by Tim Thornton. Adore is by 2008 Kentucky Derby winner, Big Brown, and is out of the Empire Maker mare, Cozshesaidso. The win was Adore’s seventh in 17 lifetime starts and the $45,000 first-place purse increases her lifetime earnings to $311,946.

Adore was the 6-5 betting favorite and paid $4.40 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.10 to show. Pacific Pink returned $2.80 to place and $2.10 to show, while Mr. Al’s Gal held third and paid $2.10 to show.

The $50,000 Acadiana Stakes for 3-year-old Louisiana-bred fillies featured a field of eight going seven furlongs. The Al Stall, Jr. trainee, Seaside Amour, who was the 5-2 betting favorite, prevailed after a stirring stretch drive with Yes Gorgeous to win by a neck in a final time of 1:24.41.

It is the first career stakes victory for Seaside Amour and her third win overall from five starts. The $30,000 first-place purse increases her lifetime earnings to $73,790. She was bred in Louisiana by the owner, Stewart Mather Madison, and ridden to victory by Colby Hernandez.

Seaside Amour paid $7.20 to win, $4.40 to place and $3 to show. Yes Gorgeous returned $4 to place and $3 to show, while Blue Suade Guitar paid $3.20 to show.

Live racing will resume at Evangeline Downs on Saturday night with a nine-race program featuring two stakes races, the $100,000 Evangeline Mile and the $50,000 Lafayette Stakes. Post time on Saturday is 5:50 pm Central Time.

For more information on the Thoroughbred season at Evangeline Downs, visit the track’s website at www.evdracing.com. Evangeline Downs’ Twitter handle is @EVDRacing and the racetrack is also accessible on Facebook at www.facebook.com/EvangelineDownsRacing.

Cover Photo: Seaside Amour: Coady Photography

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