News Seymourdini Dominates $100,000 State Dinner at Belmont Park July 3, 2017 News Seymourdini Dominates $100,000 State Dinner at Belmont Park July 3, 2017 By: Jared Welch twitterfacebooklinkedinemail Share: share on facebook share on twitter share on linkedin email this article ELMONT, NY – Iris Smith Stable’s Seymourdini dominated his first career stakes race, capturing the second running of the $100,000 State Dinner for 4-year-olds and up by an impressive 10 1/2 lengths on Monday at Belmont Park. The 4-year-old son of Bernardini went to the front with Ocean Knight, setting fractions of :22.62 and :44.94 under heavy rain. Jockey Jose Ortiz moved Seymourdini just off the inside out of the turn and gained separation in the stretch to complete 1 1/16 miles in 1:39.81. “I wanted to be on the lead, but he didn’t break quite like I wanted him to, so I had to chase them a little bit,” Ortiz said. “Then I just dropped my hands and he relaxed very well on the backstretch. (When) we passed the 3/8 pole, I looked back and saw Ocean Knight by me. I was already asking him a little bit, so I started asking for a little bit more. He responded very well. Entering the stretch, he switched leads and gave me another gear. I peeked up at the screen and didn’t see anyone close, so I just let him gallop.” Seymourdini won his third straight race following a pair of victories in allowance races at Laurel Park. The Linda Rice trainee improved his career record to 5-2-1 in nine starts. “He’s pretty spectacular,” Rice said. “It took us a long time to get him into this kind of form. He showed a lot of talent as a 2-year-old. He showed talent as a 3-year-old. It’s taken time for him to mature mentally and physically and put it all together. But today, he did.” New Subscriber Bonus: Access our Top 10 Wagering Angles in Racing to see exactly what we look for when opening up the past performances. Off as the 9-5 favorite, Seymourdini improved his career earnings to $229,027. Rice said that his next target might be the Grade 1, $600,000 Forego on August 26 at Saratoga Race Course, with the ultimate goal being the Grade 1, $750,000 Cigar Mile Handicap on December 2 at Aqueduct Racetrack. “I like running him further,” Rice said. “He relaxes. He’s run two spectacular miles. I think our long-term goal should be the Cigar Mile. That race makes stallions.” Seymourdini won his first start going 1 1/16 miles. “He did handle (the distance) today,” Ortiz said. “The rain, too, I think helped. He likes a wet track. I’d rather see him running at a mile flat. He did handle it well, he showed me today. I think the farthest he wants to go would be 1 1/16 miles with the right company.” Trainer Todd Pletcher saw his two entrants, Hard Study and Madefromlucky, finish second and third, respectively. Ocean Knight, Virtual Machine, Realm, Discreet Lover, Doyouknowsomething, and Touchofstarquality completed the order of finish. Seymourdini returned $5.90, $3.70, and $2.70. Hard Study brought back $4.40 and $3.20, while Madefromlucky paid $3.10 to show. NYRA
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