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ELMONT<\/span>\u00a0, N.Y. \u2013 Once again, trainer Michael Matz found himself in the winner\u2019s circle at Belmont Park with a talented 3-year-old as even-money favorite Teeth of the Dog held off Fast Falcon to take Saturday\u2019s Grade 2, $200,000 Dwyer by a neck.<\/p>\n

Following a brief scramble for the early lead, Teeth of the Dog was settled into second by jockey Joel Rosario behind Morgan\u2019s Guerilla, who took the field through an opening quarter-mile in 22.99 seconds and a half in 46.12. Racing between the pacesetter and Zetterholm on the far turn, Teeth of the Dog stuck a nose in front approaching the quarter-pole and was in command turning for home. Targeted in deep stretch by the closing Fast Falcon, the Bluegrass Cat colt dug in and prevailed after a hard-fought battle through the final furlong.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen [Fast Falcon] came to me, he was game,\u201d said Rosario , newly transplanted from California . \u201cHe kept fighting and gave 100 percent.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Teeth of the Dog, who returned $4 for a $2 win bet, completed the 1 1\/16 miles in 1:41.34.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a pretty darn game horse, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d said Matz, who on June 9 saddled Union Rags to victory in the Grade 1, $1 million\u00a0Belmont Stakes\u00a0and Teeth of the Dog to win the Easy Goer overnight stakes on the undercard. \u201cHe ran a real nice race, and I\u2019m proud of him. This is a class horse.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The victory, his first in a graded stakes, lifted Teeth of the Dog\u2019s record to 3-1-2 from seven starts, including a third in April\u2019s Grade 1 Resorts World Casino New York City Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack prior to his fifth in the Grade 1 Preakness on May 19. The winner\u2019s purse of $120,000 pushed his earnings to $326,250 for owner Jose Singer.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Union Rags being pointed to the Grade 1, $1 million Travers at Saratoga Race Course on August 25, Matz said possibilities for Teeth of the Dog include Saratoga\u2019s Grade 2 Jim Dandy on July 28 or the Grade 2 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Racetrack on August 4.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s run three races in six weeks, so we\u2019re going to give him a little bit of a break right now,\u201d said Matz.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1 1\/8-mile Jim Dandy also could be an option for runner-up Fast Falcon, who was six lengths ahead of early pacesetter Morgan\u2019s Guerilla in his first graded stakes appearance for Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe showed he belonged,\u201d said Zito of the 11-1 shot, who had finished second to Teeth of the Dog in the Easy Goer. \u201cOur horse looks like he\u2019s going in the right direction. We\u2019re happy about him. It\u2019s too early to say, but we\u2019ll talk about the Jim Dandy and some other options.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Completing the order of finish were Zetterholm, Guyana Star Dweej, and Unstoppable U. Monarchic was pulled up just before the three-eighths pole with a non-displaced condular fracture of the right foreleg. He was vanned back to the barn for further observation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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