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The Factor dominated from the start Saturday when winning by daylight in the 51st running of the Grade 2, $300,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark.
With Martin Garcia riding for trainer Bob Baffert, The Factor returned $4.80 as the favorite after finishing 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.19 over a fast track.
The Factor, a gray Kentucky-bred colt by War Chant, set fractions of 23.33, 46.77, and 1:10.98 when holding an open lead throughout. The final margin was about six lengths, with Caleb's Posse, a 24-1 shot, finishing second, about a neck before Archarcharch.in a field of nine 3-year-olds. Sway Away, the solid second choice, was never a factor.
Three of the 13 original entries were early scratches -- Dreaminofthewin, Elite Alex, and Glint -- while one more, Alternation, acted up badly after being loaded in the starting gate, leading him to being scratched at 10-1. The start was delayed for about 10 minutes because of that incident.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6237891
With Martin Garcia riding for trainer Bob Baffert, The Factor returned $4.80 as the favorite after finishing 1 1/16 miles in 1:42.19 over a fast track.
The Factor, a gray Kentucky-bred colt by War Chant, set fractions of 23.33, 46.77, and 1:10.98 when holding an open lead throughout. The final margin was about six lengths, with Caleb's Posse, a 24-1 shot, finishing second, about a neck before Archarcharch.in a field of nine 3-year-olds. Sway Away, the solid second choice, was never a factor.
Three of the 13 original entries were early scratches -- Dreaminofthewin, Elite Alex, and Glint -- while one more, Alternation, acted up badly after being loaded in the starting gate, leading him to being scratched at 10-1. The start was delayed for about 10 minutes because of that incident.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6237891
