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Summer Doldrums reverses fortunes in Colonial Turf Cup Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence's SUMMER DOLDRUMS (Street Cry [Ire]) turned the tables on Strike a Deal (Smart Strike) with a head tally in the $750,000 Colonial Turf Cup S. (G3) on Saturday. The Richard Violette charge missed by a nose to the runner-up in the Straight Deal S. most recently, but returned the favor in this one, refusing to be passed late under Jose Lezcano. The nearly 4-1 fourth choice returned $9.60, $5.60 and $4.40 while keying the $21.40 exacta, $410.40 trifecta and $2,599.20 superfecta (7-4-9-10). Souvenir Slew (Souvenir Copy) led soon after the start and established splits of :24 1/5, :48 4/5 and 1:13 3/5 for the opening six furlongs. The dark bay still led turning for home and into the stretch, although the top pair were just hitting their best strides. Summer Doldrums swung six-wide entering the stretch, took a short lead at the sixteenth pole, and finished gamely to hang on, completing the 1 3/16 miles over the firm turf in 1:55 3/5. Strike a Deal was 2 3/4 lengths clear in a fine second-place effort, paying $3.80 and $3.60 as the 5-2 favorite. Souvenir Slew stubbornly held on for the show, good for $8 at 20-1. Mysterious Peintre (Fr) (Peintre Celebre) capped the super at 6-1 and was trailed by Love Dubai (E Dubai), Soldier's Dancer (Lost Soldier), Brainy Benny (Ire) (Barathea [Ire]), Mint Slewlep (Slew City Slew) and Time Squared (Fusaichi Pegasus). Adagio (GB) (Grand Lodge), Justy (Danehill), Sahara Heat (A.P. Indy) and Wheels Up at Noon (Outflanker) were scratched. Summer Doldrums captured the Whirlaway S. earlier this year and placed in the Gotham S. (G3), as well as the aforementioned Straight Deal. The colt boasts $631,716 from a 10-4-2-2 career mark. The winner was bred in Kentucky by Gentry Stable and brought down the gavel at $150,000 at the 2005 Keeneland September Yearling sale. Produced by the stakes-placed Dance for Dixie (Unaccounted For), Summer Doldrums has an unnamed 2007 half-brother by Rock Hard Ten.
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