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Altesse springs mild upset in Big A’s Sweetzie

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Altesse springs mild upset in Big A’s Sweetzie Stakes (AP)

In this photo provided by the New York Racing Association, Rite Moment, ridden by Rajiv Maragh captures The Bed O' Roses at Aqueduct Race Track in  New York on Saturday, April 19, 2008.

Altesse beat odds-on favorite Runway Rosie by a head Friday in the $64,950 Sweetzie Stakes for fillies and mares at Aqueduct. Ramon Dominguez was aboard for trainer Shug McGaughey as Altesse earned her fifth win in 19 starts. The 5-year-old engaged the pacesetting Runway Rosie at the top of the stretch, and those two dueled to the wire in a virtual match race.


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