Stephanie's Kitten Wins Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park
Las Vegas, NV - The $600,000 Grade 1 Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes took place at Belmont Park in Elmont New York on Saturday, September 27. 6-5 favorite Stephanie's Kitten posted the impressive 1 1/4 victory on the turf over Abaco who finished second and Viva Rafaela who got up for third. Stephanie's Kitten earned an automatic berth into the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf with the win. Watsdachances finished fourth followed by Starstruck, Tannery, Alterite, and Strathnaver.
Flower Bowl S. Race Results & Payouts
| Post | Horse | Jockey | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Stephanie's Kitten | J. Velazquez | $4.40 | $3.00 | $2.30 |
| 1 | Abaco | J. Ortiz | $4.10 | $2.80 | |
| 3 | Viva Rafaela (BRZ) | J. Castellano | $3.20 |
Times in 5ths: :243 :501 1:143 1:382 2:01
Times in 100ths: :24.73 :50.28 1:14.62 1:38.40 2:01.15
Winning Trainer: Brown Chad | Owner: Ramsey, Kenneth L. and Sarah K.
Scratched: Maximova
| Unplaced horses listed in order of finish. |
| Also ran: Watsdachances (IRE), Starstruck (IRE), Tannery (IRE), Alterite (FR) and Strathnaver (GB) |
| $2 Exacta (9-1) Paid: $18.20, $2 Trifecta (9-1-3) Paid: $63.50, $2 Pick 3 (7-4-9) 3 Correct Paid: $237.00 Pick 3 Pool $172,788.00 , $2 Daily Double (4-9) Paid: $59.50 Daily Double Pool $90,175.00 , $2 Superfecta (9-1-3-6) Paid: $375.50 |
