Shipping up to the Bay Area from Southern California, Multiplayer earned her first career stakes win for trainer Tim Yakteen and owner/breeder George Krikorian in the $75,000 Pike Place Dancer Stakes. Multiplayer was sent off as the even money favorite in a field of eight 2-year-old filles and completed the one mile contest in 1:39.93.
Multiplayer, a Kentucky bred daughter of Giant’s Causeway, sat in midfield for the first three quarters of a mile and was able to save ground on both turns. At the top of the stretch, the rail opened up for Multiplayer and jockey Juan Hernandez, who sent the dark bay or brown filly right through an opening on the inside.
“The rail was closed for a little while but then on the turn they opened it up and she responded,” said Hernandez. “She broke really well today and was comfortable on the rail. She’s really professional and a really nice filly.”
Completing the exacta was the 25-1 shot Cash Cannon, a Tim McCanna trainee who broke her maiden on the turf in September. Cash Cannon paid $13.00 to place and $5.40 to show.
“She ran good,” said jockey Aaron Gryder. “[Tim] told me to take her back and make one run with her. She was so confident the whole way. When I took her outside she really exploded. She finished up really well, has a lot of room to improve and is definitely going in the right direction.”
Neon Gypsy ran third, paying $3.20 to show. Completing the order of finish was Our Bold Princess, Blessed Lady, Little Doe, Seaside Song and Majestic Tica.
Multiplayer has now won two races from four career starts with career earnings of $93,345. In Southern California, she finished third in The Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes at Del Mar on September 4 and most recently finished off-the-board, four lengths behind Fatale Bere, who will be competing in The Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf next week.
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