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G. G. Ryder tops Golden Gate's best in All American

Last updated: 5/25/15 8:24 PM

G. G. Ryder (red cap) has won back-to-back Grade 3s on both Golden Gate surfaces

(Shane Micheli/Vassar Photography)

G. G. Ryder (Chhaya Dance) continued to reign over the top older horses at

Golden Gate Fields with a come-from-behind victory in Monday's $100,315

All

American (G3) over a mile on the Tapeta surface.

Tracking in fourth most of the way under Ricardo Gonzalez, G. G. Ryder

successfully closed into a :23 4/5, :47 4/5 and 1:11 3/5 pace set by 2-1

favorite Summer Hit (Bertrando) and drew off to win by 1 1/4 lengths in a time

of 1:36. As the 5-2 second choice in a field of eight, he paid $7.80.

Owned by trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and George Todaro, G. G. Ryder was

following up on his victory in the April 25 San Francisco Mile (G3), a grass

event he won by a half-length over Summer Hit.

Outside Nashville (Broken Vow), like G. G. Ryder and Summer Hit a

Hollendorfer trainee, rallied to be second, a half-length ahead of Pepper Crown

(Peppered Cat). Eagle Screams (Redattore) was a neck farther back and was

followed by Summer Hit, Blues Blaster (Redattore), Hypnatique (Scat Daddy), and

Beast of Bourbon (Kela). The mare Living the Life (Footstepsinthesand) was

scratched.

This was the third career stakes win for G. G. Ryder, who landed the $75,000

Alcatraz over the Golden Gate turf a year ago, as well as the aforementioned San

Francisco Mile. Following the Alcatraz, G. G. Ryder finished second in the

Berkeley H. (G3). G. G. Ryder's record now stands at 19-10-3-1, $375,114.

Bred in California by Eagle Oak Ranch, G. G. Ryder was reared by Stormy Gigi

(Storm Boot), a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Force Freeze (Forest Camp), stakes

winner Barber (Storm Boot), Grade 2-placed Declan's Fast Cat (Bluegrass Cat),

and stakes-placed Ice Legend (Bertrando). All were produced by stakes winner

Antifreeze (It's Freezing).

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