Star Guitar rocks sloppy Premier Night Championship

Brittlyn Stable Inc.'s seven-year-old Star Guitar rallied from last in a

field of 10 on Saturday night to capture his fourth consecutive $200,000

Louisiana Premier Night Championship at Delta Downs.

Under jockey Corey Lanerie, Star Guitar was taken to the back of the

field in the 1 1/16-mile test for older Louisiana-breds before launching

a sustained rally going into the far turn. When he reached the top of

the homestretch, Star Guitar had leaders Classic Cascade and Populist

Politics in his sights and he quickly went by to score a 3 1/4-length

win.

Star Guitar paid $3.20, $2.20 and $2.10 for his victory as the 3-5

favorite. Classic Cascade, a 60-1 longshot, stayed for second. Populist

Politics wound up another length behind in third.

Star Guitar covered the distance of the Championship over a muddy

track in a time of 1:45 3/5. The score by the Quiet American bay horse

marked his eighth straight victory and improved his mark to read

28-22-0-2.

The winner's share of $120,000 pushed the Al Stall Jr. trainee's

lifetime earnings to $1,635,862 and he trails only Happy Ticket

($1,688,838) as the richest Pelican State-bred in history. Those two,

along with the trailblazing Scott's Scoundrel ($1,270,052), are the only

millionaires bred in Louisiana.