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BELMONT , N.Y. \u2013 Contested earned her first Grade 1 victory in front-running fashion Monday afternoon at Belmont Park , leading at every call to win the 82nd<\/sup>\u00a0running of the $300,000 Acorn Stakes.<\/p>\n

Breaking from the rail, Contested dashed to an uncontested lead, opening up three lengths on the field through a quarter-mile in 22.64. Still well clear after a half in 45.19, she prevailed by five lengths at the wire, stopping the clock at 1:34.61 for a mile. The even-money favorite, she returned $4.10.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just what we wanted to see,\u201d said Jim Barnes, assistant to winning trainer Bob Baffert. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to play the break, it all depends on how you break. She basically caught a flyer, and they stayed off of her. She went :22 and :45, so they didn\u2019t just give it to her. She was rolling right along.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was the fourth consecutive win and second in a graded stakes for the 3-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper, who in her most recent outing captured the Grade 3 Eight Belles at Churchill Downs on May 4. The $180,000 winner\u2019s purse of the Acorn more than doubled her bankroll to $324,754 as she ran her record to 4-1-0 from five starts.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is really an amazing filly,\u201d said jockey Javier Castellano. \u201cI hadn\u2019t ridden her before, only watched the replays a couple of times. What she does, she does so easily. I just wanted to sit still and not move until it was the right time, and the right place. She enjoyed the trip and just galloped.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was the second Acorn victory for both Castellano and Hall of Famer Baffert, who teamed up to win the race in 2009 with Gabby\u2019s Golden Gal. Baffert trains Contested for his wife, Jill (Natalie J. Baffert).<\/p>\n

Zo Impressive was second, followed by Aubby K, On Fire Baby, Hard Mystery and Sacristy.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Photo Credit NYRA\/Adam Coglianese<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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