Long Range Toddy is developing a new habit at Gulfstream Park – winning.
After snapping a 29-race losing streak in his prior start, the once highly regarded Triple Crown prospect came right back to win Saturday's $60,000 Edwin T. Broome Memorial, a one-turn mile overnight handicap for 3-year-olds and up named in memory of trainer Eddie Broome, who passed away last fall.
Long Range Toddy, who captured the 2019 Rebel (G2) at Oaklawn before finishing off the board in the Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, set a solid pace under mild pressure before holding off even-money favorite Big and Classy by a length to go 2-for-2 since being transferred to trainer Victor Barboza Jr. at Gulfstream.
Zenith Racing's 7-year-old son of Take Charge Indy, whose victory in a July 16 optional claiming allowance was his first success since winning the Rebel, ran a mile in 1:35.84 under Emisael Jaramillo while edging a horse with a well-established reputation as a winner. Big and Classy, who had won seven of his previous eight starts, saved ground while chasing Long Range Toddy before making a steady but unsuccessful stretch drive. Long Range Toddy, the 5-2 third betting choice in a field of six, and Big and Classy, who raced beyond seven furlongs for the first time, were 123-pound co-highweights.
“It was a very good race for him today. To me, the mile is the best distance for him,” Barboza said. “The horse who finished second is a good horse. The time was very good today.”
Big and Classy, who is currently tied with four others while leading North America with seven wins, finished 1 ¾ lengths ahead of third-place finisher The Skipper Two.
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