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Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over rival Liverpool that lifted the defending champions to first place in the Premier League on Saturday.
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Turf Better Talk Now survives a wild, bumpy finish and a stewards' review to win the Breeders' Cup Turf. |
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Long shot Better Talk Now survived an inquiry to win the roughly run $2 million Breeders’ Cup Turf on Saturday.
Better Talk Now bothered both Magistretti and Kitten’s Joy in the stretch as he made his move to the front. Better Talk Now drifted into the path of Magistretti and bumped Kitten’s Joy, the 7-10 favorite, who was trying to angle off the rail.
The stewards took no action after several reviews of the stretch run.
“There were some problems, but we felt the five horse (Better Talk Now) was obviously going to win,” state steward Chuck Nuber said. “We didn’t think it would affect the final placing.”
Better Talk Now gave jockey Ramon Dominguez and trainer Graham Motion their first Breeders’ Cup victories.
“I really felt that I just held my ground,” Dominguez said.
Better Talk Now ran 1½ miles in 2:29.70 over the yielding turf course. He finished 1½ lengths in front of Kitten’s Joy.
Better Talk Now paid $57.80 as a 28-1 shot.
It was a disappointing outcome for Kitten’s Joy. The 3-year-old colt had won six of seven starts this year coming into the Turf and could have been a factor in the voting for the divisional championship with a victory.
“I had to claim foul,” said John Velazquez, who rode Kitten's Joy. “I thought he had a chance at the three-sixteenths pole, but the winner hit me pretty hard. He put me in a bad spot. But this horse was having trouble with the ground, too.”
Powerscourt was third followed by Magistretti, Mustanfar, Request for Parole, Strut the Stage and Star Over the Bay.
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