Belmont Park: Caixa Eletronica wins for 23rd time in Duck Dance

ELMONT, N.Y. - The 8-year-old Caixa Eletronica won the 23rd race of his career Sunday at Belmont Park when he rallied past pace-setting Star Harbour in the stretch and held off a late run from Praetereo to win the $100,000 Duck Dance Stakes by three-quarters of a length.

“He keeps amazing us you know,” said Todd Pletcher, who trains Caixa Eletronica for Mike Repole. “Twenty-three times in the winner’s circle. He’s a pretty special horse.”

Under Javier Castellano, Caixa Eletronica benefitted from a fast pace in which Star Harbour went the opening half-mile in 44.53 seconds.

Caixa Eletronica made a four-wide move at the five-sixteenths pole, went by Star Harbour inside the eighth pole, and had enough to hold off Praetereo, who was running back eight days after finishing sixth in the Grade 2 Kelso Invitational.

Caixa Eletronica, an 8-year-old son of Arromanches, is now 23 for 68 lifetime and pushed his career earnings to $1,848,505.

Pletcher did not have a next race picked out for Caixa Eletronica. Belmont hosts the Grade 3, $200,000 Bold Ruler Handicap here on Oct. 26.