Laurel: Bold Affair scores as heavy favorite in Conniver
Bettors pounded Bold Affair down to 1-9 and she had no problem justifying their confidence by cruising to a repeat victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Conniver Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares at Laurel Park.
Facing just four rivals, the 5-year-old Bold Affair ($2.20) easily made the lead under regular rider Abel Castellano Jr. in the seven-furlong Conniver and was never seriously threatened while reaching the wire in 1:25.14.
“I started to hustle her a little bit and she started going so I let her do her own thing,” Castellano said.
More Than a Cruise rallied to get second, 1 1/4 lengths in front of Access to Charlie.
It was Bold Affair’s 11th win in 18 lifetime starts and her eighth stakes victory. She increased her bankroll to $659,540 for owners Chuck Reed and Mike Zanella and trainer Howard Wolfendale.
Reed and Zanella indicated Bold Affair, a daughter of Two Punch, will be pointed to the Primonetta and Skipat stakes at Pimlico, races she won a year ago.