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Gun Runner filly Depraved Halo, with Cristian Torres aboard, wins the Twin Bridges
Winchell Thoroughbreds’ elegant homebred Depraved Halo pressed by Non Violence by means of the ultimate sixteenth earlier than edging clear to win Sunday’s inaugural operating of the $125,000 Twin Bridges Stakes at Ellis Park.
Cristian Torres rode Depraved Halo for coach Steve Asmussen. The 4-year-old Gun Runner filly accomplished six furlongs in 1:10.36.
The compact area of 5 fillies and mares broke nicely, nevertheless it was Dealing Justice who was hustled laborious for the early lead beneath Martin Garcia. She was pressed to her exterior by Non Violence and jockey Rey Gutierrez whereas closely favored Depraved Halo sat simply off the front-running duo by means of a gap quarter mile in :22.99.
Across the flip, Non Violence handed the tiring Dealing Justice whereas Depraved Halo continued her vast journey with nearer Final Leaf bettering her early place on the rail. Within the stretch, Torres requested Depraved Halo for her greatest run whereas Non Violence and Gutierrez continued to struggle laborious to her inside. Simply inside the ultimate sixteenth, Depraved Halo dug down deep to get by Non Violence and rating a 1¼-length victory.
Depraved Halo, who’s out of the Tapit mare Simply Depraved, banked $76,500 for her victory within the Twin Bridges. A a number of graded stakes winner, she sports activities a powerful file of 8-2-4 from 15 profession begins and purse earnings of $1,297,700.
She returned $2.42 for the victory.
