LEXINGTON, KY (April 26, 2017) \u2013 Ken and Sarah Ramsey\u2019s homebred Gorgeous Kitten took the lead in deep stretch to win the $72,000 Taylor Made Purse by one length before 12,027 fans enjoying a warm, sunny Wednesday afternoon at Keeneland. (Click here for a video of the race.) \u00a0Ridden by Julien Leparoux for trainer Mike Maker, Gorgeous Kitten covered 1 1\/8 miles on a firm turf course in 1:49.65.<\/p>\n
The 5-1 third choice in the field of seven, Gorgeous Kitten returned $12.20, $4.60 and $2.60. Runner-up Giant Payday, the 9-5 favorite ridden by Chris Landeros, paid $3.40 and $2.40. Soglio, who finished a neck behind in third, returned $2.40 with Javier Castellano aboard.
\nGorgeous Kitten is a 3-year-old colt by the Ramseys\u2019 stallion Kitten\u2019s Joy out of the More Than Ready mare Gorgelicious. With the victory, worth $43,200, he improved his record to two wins in six starts and earnings of $72,560.
\nRacing resumes Thursday with a nine-race program that marks the penultimate day of Keeneland\u2019s 15-day Spring Meet. Post time for the first race is 1:05 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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