Churchill Downs Distaff

Halory Leigh earned her first graded score in the CD Distaff (Four Footed Fotos)

Jerry Crawford, Matt Gannon and Charlie Grask's HALORY LEIGH

(Halory Hunter) ran down the 6-5 favorite Lady Tak (Mutakddim)

Saturday in the one-mile $230,400 Churchill

Downs Distaff H. (G2) to add another mark in the win column for trainer Dale Romans.

Craig Perret started the four-year-old filly near the back of

the pack and steadily moved up the field. Lady Tak and

Revolutionary Act (Boston Harbor) battled for the lead through

the first two opening fractions of :22 3/5 and :45 3/5 over the

fast track. Lady Tak continued to lead through the next two

checkpoints in 1:10 2/5 and 1:22 3/5. As the group closed for

home, though, Halory Leigh drove forward on the outside to pass

Lady Tak and stop the clock in 1:35.

Halory Leigh left the gate at 14-1 to pay a nice $31.20, $8.80

and $7. Lady Tak crossed the line five lengths back to give $3.20

and $3, rounding out the $115.80 exacta. Susan's Angel (Cape

Town) finished three parts of a length farther back to bring up

third, returning $8.40 and a $1,192.80 trifecta at 18-1. My

Boston Gal (Boston Harbor) placed just off the board, but helped

add to the 11-3-1-2 superfecta ($1), which paid $5,657.