Precursor wins Aqueducts Proud Truth Stakes October 29th, 2009
Precursor led all the way in the slop Wednesday, beating Bad Action by 1 lengths in the $64,950 Proud Truth Stakes for 3-year-olds at Aqueduct.
Trained by Tom Albertrani, Precursor improved to 3 for 13 with all three wins coming on wet tracks. Rajiv Maragh was aboard as Precursor ran 1 1-8 miles in 1:52.28, paying $9.40, $4.30 and $2.70 on the opening day of the meet.
Bad Action rallied from last in the five-horse field to return $4.60 and $3. Bunker Hill, the 2-1 favorite, pressed Precursor for three quarters of a mile before fading to third, paying $2.60.