Game Face wins as favorite at Gulfstream March 16th, 2009

Game Face, the 3-to-5 favorite, blew past Any Limit at the 16th pole to win Sundays $150,000 Grade 2 Inside Information Stakes for fillies and mares at Gulfstream Park by 2 1/2 lengths.

Keep the Peace was third.

Game Face was beaten as a 2-to-5 favorite by Any Limit three weeks ago.

In the co-featured $150,000 Grade 3 Herecomesthebride Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on the grass, Gozzip Gal came from last and beat Obsequious by half a length with Bluegrass Princess third.

Dream Wmpress, the 9-5 favorite, finished next to last in the field of eight, never a factor.

Game Face, ridden by John Velazquez, ran seven furlongs in 1:22.09 and paid $3.40, $2.20 and $2.20. Game Face paid $3.00 and $2.20. Keep the Peace paid $2.20 to show.

When Game Face and Any Limit met in the Hurricane Bertie Stakes at Gulfstream on Feb. 15, Any Limit took the lead at the start and Velazquez was forced to move early on Game Face. Game Face drew even at the eighth pole but was beaten by 2 1/2 lengths.

In the Inside Information, Any Limit again made the early lead but this time was pressured by Keep the Peace.
Game Face was rated in third, 2 1/2 lengths from the lead. As they turned for home, Any Limit was a head in front of Keep the Peace with Game Face on the outside.

Game Face made the lead at the eighth pole and drew out. Any Limit finished 1 3/4 lengths in front of Keep the Peace.

It was the fourth stakes victory for the 4-year-old daughter of Menifee owned by Zabeel Racing International. All four were stakes were graded. She has finished in the money in all 11 of her starts, winning six with three seconds and two thirds. Her earnings total to $468,838.

Gozzip Girl, with Elvis Trujillo up, ran 1 1-8 miles in 1:47.25 as she won her second straight turf stakes. She paid $7.50, $3.80 and $2.60. Obsequious paid $7.20 and $4.40. Bluegrass Princess paid $5.00 to show.

Gozzip Girl, by Dynaformer, has won three of five starts and $192,194, all but $424 of it on grass. She is owned by Farnsworth Stables LLC.

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