Malibu Prayer wins Belmonts Cat Chat Stakes September 24th, 2009
Malibu Prayer led all the way, beating Devil by Design by 6 3/4 lengths in the Cat Chat Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Belmont Park.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Malibu Prayer got her first stakes victory Wednesday while snapping a string of three straight seconds. Now 3-for-8, Malibu Prayer ran the one mile on the fast track in 1:33.90 with John Velazquez aboard.
The 1-2 favorite against only three rivals, Malibu Prayer paid $3 and $2.10. Devil by Design returned $3. Pamona Ball was third followed by War Echo. There was no show wagering.
