Tapitsfly made a wide move coming off the far turn and gradually wore down Daisy Devine to win the Grade 1 First Lady Stakes at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky. Daisy Devine held on to place second while favorite Hungry Island closed hard from the back of the pack to finish third.
Tapitsfly is a five-year-old mare by Tapit out of a Marlin mare (Flying Marlin), trained by Dale Romans and ridden by Jose Lezcano. The First Lady is Tapitsfly's third graded stakes victory in 2012 (G1-Just A Game, G2-Honey Fox).
Below are the payouts, fractions and internal splits for the Grade 1 First Lady Stakes at Keeneland:
WIN: 2-Tapitsfly ($7.60, $4.20, $2.60)
PLACE: 6-Daisy Devine ($4.60, $2.80)
SHOW: 4-Hungry Island ($2.20)
$1.00 EXACTA: (2/6) $17.80
$0.50 TRIFECTA: (2/6/4) $15.85
$0.10 SUPERFECTA: (2/6/4/5) $5.98
$1.00 DAILY DOUBLE: (6/2) $7.30
$0.50 PICK 3: (2/6/2) $6.90
Fractions
1/4: 24.00
1/2: 47.26
3/4: 1:11.40
Finish: 1:35.44
Internal Splits:
1/4: 24.00
1/2: 23.26
3/4: 24.14
Finish: 24.04