Accurate rolls late at Aqueduct

Accurate rolls late at Aqueduct

Puglisi Stables' ACCURATE (Precise End) put in a furious late

rally to catch a game Summerland (Western Expression) and win the

$125,000 Great White Way division of the New York Stallion S. at Aqueduct on Sunday. Trained by

Steve Klesaris and piloted by Norberto Arroyo Jr., the

two-year-old colt was reserved near the back of the pack behind

splits of :21 4/5 and :45 1/5 for the half-mile, came wide

turning for home and switched to the inside to earn his initial

stakes score. The final time of the six furlong fast track race was 1:11

1/5, and the dark bay gave back $9.40, $4.70 and $3.40 at 7-2.

Summerland was clear in midstretch but fell just a neck shy

of the win, paying $4.80 and $3.60 for the place. The juvenile completed the $42.60 exacta at 3-1. Distinctive Trick

(Distinctive Pro) was four lengths back in third at 11-1, good

for $5.20 while rounding out the $195 trifecta (9-7-4). Rob's Boy Mat (Ormsby) was next and trailed by 3-2 choice Western Galaxy

(Western Expression), Ok Let's Go (A. P Jet), Christian X. (A. P Jet), Pain and Glory (Precise End) and Swell (Rage). Frankie

Peppers (Brushed On) was withdrawn.

Accurate moved his mark to 5-2-0-1 following the win, while

his earnings ballooned to $115,688. He was bred in the Empire

State by Sez Who Thoroughbreds and purchased at the 2004 OBS

April Two-year-olds in Training Sale for $85,000. Accurate was

produced from Love Destiny (Silver Deputy) and has an unnamed

yearling half-sister by Delaware Township.

In other events on New York Showcase Day, Karakorum Farm's

KARAKORUM SPLENDOR (A. P Jet) took the lead shortly after the

start and pulled clear to a 3 3/4-length victory in the $125,000

Fifth Avenue division. Trained by James Jerkens, the two-year-old filly

recorded fractions of :22 2/5, :45 4/5 and :58 before completing

the six panels in 1:10 4/5 under Pablo Fragoso.

The winner moved her mark to 4-2-1-0 with a bankroll of

$121,650. She was second in the Maid of the Mist S. most

recently.

In the $100,000 Cormorant division, John T. and Theresa E.

Behrendt's homebred PA PA DA (Incurable Optimist) took the lead

turning for home and endured valiantly to the wire to register

his first stakes tally. The David Donk trainee finished up the

one-mile good turf fray in 1:37 3/5 beneath Jose Espinoza and improved his

record to 14-3-4-3, $188,390.

Flying Zee Stable's homebred KEVIN'S DECISION (Expensive

Decision) was the recipient of a perfect ground-saving ride from Edgar

Prado en route to a 2 1/4-length tally in the $100,000 Perfect Arc division over the

lawn. Trained by Carlos Martin, the four-year-old lass stopped

the teletimer in 1:37 for the one mile grassy affair. She earned her black-type

credit in this test and increased her earnings to $134,714 to go along with a

17-2-5-3 career mark.