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Palace Malice's New Orleans Handicap named 2014's best
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| Palace Malice's romping win in the New Orleans 'Cap rated as the top performance of 2014
(Lou Hodges Jr./Hodges Photography) |
Brisnet.com, the official data source of the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs,
and TwinSpires.com, tabs Palace Malice's victory in the New Orleans Handicap on
March 29 at Fair Grounds as the top performance this year in North America.
Trained by Todd Pletcher for Dogwood Stable, Palace Malice earned a 113 Speed
and 125.1 Class Rating in winning the $400,000 race, making his New Orleans
Handicap victory the only performance to earn Speed and Class Ratings greater
than 110 and 125 respectively. Speed measures how fast a horse ran while Class
is a measurement of performance relative to the competition in the race.
Palace Malice won the New Orleans Handicap by 4 3/4 lengths, defeating the
Grade 1-placed Normandy Invasion, multiple stakes winner Sunbean, and 2013
Kentucky Derby runner-up Golden Soul. Palace Malice went on to win the
Metropolitan Mile Handicap on Belmont Stakes day and is a candidate for an
Eclipse Award as champion older male.
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"In a year filled with superlative performances, Palace Malice's New Orleans
Handicap stands tall as an effort that looks to have been good enough to defeat
any other horse this year on his or her best day," said TwinSpires.com Director
of Communications Ed DeRosa.
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Palace Malice was one of only nine horses to crack the 110 Speed Rating
threshold and one of only four to top a 125 Class Rating. Dogwood plans to run
Palace Malice in 2015 before he retires to stud at Three Chimneys in Midway,
Kentucky. Palace Malice has won seven of 17 starts lifetime, has earned
$2,676,135, and his resume also includes a victory in the 2013 Belmont Stakes.
The top Speed Rating of the year went to Taris, who earned a 115 when winning
the Lexus Raven Run Stakes on October 18 at Keeneland. The top Class Rating of
2014 belongs to Close Hatches, who earned a 125.8 when winning the Personal
Ensign Stakes on August 22 at Saratoga.
As the only horse to earn two Speed Ratings of at least 109 and three of at
least 108, Bayern was consistently the year's fastest horse, topping off at 110
for his Breeders' Cup Classic victory that earned a 124 Class Rating.
Speed and Class Ratings are available in the Ultimate Past Performances on
Brisnet.com and are free to TwinSpires.com players when they wager.
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