Just Might leads all the way in taking Mighty Beau

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Trainer Michelle Lovell won her second turf-sprint stakes in a span of about 48 hours when Just Might took command at once in a front-running score Saturday at Churchill Downs in the Mighty Beau, a $102,950 overnight stakes that capped an 11-race card prior to the Belmont Stakes simulcast.

Just Might, ridden by Colby Hernandez, broke swiftly from the inside post in a field of seven older turf sprinters in the five-furlong Mighty Beau before putting away his closest chaser, Carotari, then finishing a length clear of a belated run from Classy John.

“Whenever he gets a lead on his own, he has a big heart,” Hernandez said.

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Lovell and Hernandez teamed to win the Grade 3 Intercontinental on Thursday at Belmont Park with Change of Control.

“This is icing on the cake,” Lovell said.

Carotari, the 2-1 favorite, was third, while Totally Boss, also 2-1, was never in contention in finishing last.

Just Might, a 5-year-old Justin Philip gelding co-owned by Lovell and Griffon Farms, returned $10 as third choice. He now has won three ungraded stakes, and five of 26 overall, after finishing in 56.33 seconds over firm going.

The $2 exacta (2-7) paid $58, the $1 trifecta (2-7-3) returned $82.20, and the 10-cent superfecta (2-7-3-4) was worth $36.61.