Colonial Cup

[lamboguy]

any chance someone out there has the results from today's races?

[JimG]

They have not posted yet, but should be at this link when they do.

http://carolina-cup.org/ (http://carolina-cup.org/pdf/carolina_cup_2013_results.pdf)

Jim

[lamboguy]

They have not posted yet, but should be at this link when they do.

http://carolina-cup.org/ (http://carolina-cup.org/pdf/carolina_cup_2013_results.pdf)

Jimthanks jim, they don't have the results on equibase either. i am rooting for Gustavian and you can't even bet!

[cj]

http://www.thestate.com/2013/11/23/3118189/alajmal-wins-colonial-cup-sc-steeplechase.html

[lamboguy]

thank you, but this seems to be the story of my life these days, my riders have not been able to stay on board my horses. these things seem to run in streaks...

[Shemp Howard]

Alajmal upset the $100,000 Colonial Cup Saturday, charging past Divine Fortune in the stretch and fighting off Barnstorming and Italian Wedding in the final stages of the Grade 1 steeplechase stakes at Springdale Race Course in Camden, S.C. Saturday.

Owned by New Yorker Greg Hawkins and trained by Hall of Famer Janet Elliot, the winner covered 2 3/4 miles in 5:07 3/5 and suddenly tossed his name into the steeplechase Eclipse Award discussion with a signature performance for jockey Xavier Aizpuru. Worth $60,000, the Colonial Cup score bookended a win in the Carolina Cup novice hurdle stakes at Springdale in March. Since, he labored through a string of defeats, questions marks and doubts – finishing sixth at Charlotte, sixth and fifth in maiden flat races, and 10th and sixth in novice hurdle stakes at Saratoga.

Elliot went back to basics for the season, keeping her horse in the barn through early autumn opportunities. Aiming at Camden, Alajmal won a training flat race at Aiken Oct. 26 as a prep. Saturday, the 5-year-old First Samurai gelding rated in the middle of a 12-horse field early as Divine Fortune set most of the pace, with company from Decoy Daddy and Gustavian. On the long Springdale backstretch, Divine Fortune and Gustavian slugged it out up front. Alajmal drafted into striking position and set sail. He drifted out when Aizpuru hit him left-handed, straightened up heading to the last fence and quickened again to score by 3 1/2 lengths. Barnstorming (Sean Flanagan) rallied for second with Italian Wedding (Bernie Dalton) and even later arriving third. Divine Fortune hung on for fourth as Gustavian lost jockey Paddy Young at the last.

Aizpuru picked up the ride when Mark Beecher went to the hospital with broken ribs after ralling one race earlier aboard Schoolhouse Woods.