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Golden Lad rallies for Cornhusker victory E. Paul Robsham Stables LLC's homebred Golden Lad (Medaglia d'Oro) just ran down pacesetter and 31-1 longshot Ecleto Red (Master Command) to take Saturday evening's Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H. (G3) by 1 1/2 lengths. Jockey Javier Castellano piloted Bent on Bourbon (Arch) to score in the Iowa Derby (G3) one race before, and scored back-to-back graded victories when Golden Lad crossed under the wire in 1:48 4/5 to finish nine furlongs on the fast Prairie Meadows dirt. Ecleto Red brought a two-race win streak over the track into the Cornhusker and tried to lead gate-to-wire. Setting splits of :23 2/5, :48 2/5 and 1:13 1/5, the chestnut gelding was still going strong entering the lane. Golden Lad and Page McKenney (Eavesdropper) kept pace throughout and put in sustained bids during the stretch run, but weren't getting to Ecleto Red at first. Finally, Golden Lad began inching closer and just managed to pass the longshot in the shadow of the wire to return $4.60. Ecleto Red had three parts of a length to spare on Page McKenney while 5-2 second choice Carve (First Samurai) came in fourth another 5 3/4 lengths behind. The Todd Pletcher-trained Golden Lad is now 8-2-0 from 15 career starts and has banked $645,320 in lifetime earnings. The Kentucky-bred five-year-old earned his fourth stakes win in this spot, already boasting scores in last year's Razorback H. (G3) and this season's Mountainview H. and Essex H. Golden Lad is out of the stakes-winning Broadway Gold (Seeking the Gold), making him a half-brother to Grade 2 victress Broadway's Alibi (Vindication) and Grade 1-placed multiple stakes queen R Gypsy Gold (Bernardini). Broadway Gold is herself a half-sister to Grade 1 conqueror Dialed In (Mineshaft). Champion two-year-old filly Eliza (Mt. Livermore), runner-up in the 1993 Kentucky Oaks (G1), is Golden Lad's third dam. Bet Horseracing Free Online at TwinSpires.com
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