Haka leads Clement exacta in Doubledogdare

Claiborne Farm's homebred HAKA (Dynaformer) continued her streak of strong

efforts over synthetic surfaces when notching her first career stakes win in

Friday's $98,000

Doubledogdare S. (G3) at Keeneland. Tracking in third for more than a

half-mile, the four-year-old filly made a three-wide bid for the lead rounding

the far turn under Garrett Gomez and drew off with a furlong remaining to post

the win by a length in a time of 1:44 3/5 over the Polytrack. The 7-2 second

choice returned $9.40, $4 and $2.60.

Funny Moon (Malibu Moon), last year's Coaching Club American Oaks (G1)

winner, showed unexpected speed traded leads with No Use Denying (Maria's Mon)

through splits of :24 and :47 4/5. Funny Moon pulled away by a length through

six panels in 1:12 4/5, but ultimately proved no match for Haka. Funny Moon held

off the 4-5 favorite Striking Dancer (Smart Strike) for the place, returning

$5.20 and $2.80 at 9-2. Striking Dancer paid the mandatory minimum of $2.10. The

exacta was worth $42 and the 1-2-3 trifecta paid $69.80.

Lady's Laughter (Distorted Humor) finished fourth, more than eight lengths

behind Striking Dancer, while No Use Denying crossed the wire last after coming

to a near-complete stop through the stretch. Starship Angel (Running Stag) and

Unforgotten (Northern Afleet) were both scratched in favor of the Saturday's

Sixty Sails H. (G3) and Sugar Maple S., respectively.