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Richwoman is Churchill's Debutante Heiligbrodt Racing Stables' RICHWOMAN (Successful Appeal) captured her second consecutive stakes race and continued her unbeaten streak in her third career start when annexing the $109,700 Debutante S. (G3) at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Settled in fifth through splits of :21 4/5 and :45 3/5 by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, the dark bay lass was steadied at both the half-mile mark and five-sixteenths pole as Come Together (Dixie Union), Beautiful Venue (Came Home) and Gallant Dreamer (Belong to Me) battled for the early lead. Even-money favorite Chagall (Successful Appeal), who was at one point last in the fray, gained a one-length advantage in the straight after running six wide on the back stretch and four wide on the turn. She was clear in upper stretch, but couldn't hold on to that spot as Richwoman made her charge for home to capture the six-furlong event by a neck, stopping the timer in 1:10 2/5 over a fast track. Sent off the 8-5 second favorite, Richwoman completed exotics of $11.20 (exacta), $27.20 (trifecta) and $113.80 (1-7-2-6 superfecta) while giving payoffs of $5.20, $2.60 and $2.10. Chagall finished five lengths ahead of her nearest rival to return $2.40 and $2.10 while Lenaro (Buddha) paid $2.60 for the show at 5-1. Gallant Dreamer, Come Together and Beautiful Venue rounded out the order of finish. Seaside Affair (Sea of Secrets) was scratched, as she had been purchased after this race was drawn and her new connections did not want her to run in this spot. Bred in Florida by her owners, Richwoman is out of the stakes-winning mare Richbabe (Richman), whose latest foal is a yearling colt named Fifth Circuit also by Successful Appeal. Richwoman broke her maiden at first asking by seven lengths on April 9 before coming back in her next outing to annex the Cinderella S. last out. After this victory, she doubled her bankroll to $134,170 while improving her record to 3-3-0-0.
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