Gozzip Girl wins Belmonts Sands Point Stakes May 31st, 2009
Gozzip Girl determinedly held off Warm Shower on Saturday, winning the $150,000 Sands Point Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on the turf by 1 1/2 lengths at Belmont Park.
Caught three wide in the early stages, Gozzip Girl forged her way to the front down the backstretch. There was never any breathing room, as Bluegrass Princess immediately ranged up to contest the pace.
Gozzip Girl, with Kent Desormeaux aboard for trainer Tom Albertrani, finally shook loose in the deep stretch only to face one final challenge from Warm Shower.
The win was the fourth in seven starts as Gozzip Girl earned $90,000 for Farnsworth Stables. The time was 1:51.24 for the 1 1-8 miles on the yielding course.
Gozzip Girl paid $5, $3.40 and $2.70. Warm Shower returned $12 and $6.90. Bluegrass Princess paid $4.40 to show.
Magical Affair was fourth, followed by Fast Tigress, Hopeful Image and Sapphire Sky.