Misty Veil wins Pippin Stakes in final race before auction
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HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – Misty Veil became a stakes winner just in the nick of time on Saturday when she shot through an opening along the inside en route to a length victory in the $150,000 Pippin at Oaklawn Park.
Her next stop is the auction ring, according to co-owner Michael Hui. Misty Veil is entered in a January auction at Keeneland that begins on Monday.
Misty Veil ($8.20), who had run second or third in three stakes ahead of the Pippin, was content to track leader Lovely Ride from the rail on Saturday as Lovely Ride set fractions of 24.25 seconds for the opening quarter, 49.09 for the half-mile and 1:13.93 for six furlongs on the muddy, sealed track. Misty Veil came through a seam approaching the quarter pole and continued on in determined fashion to cover the 1 1/16 miles for fillies and mares in 1:45.27.
Ramon Vazquez was aboard Misty Veil for trainer Mike Maker.
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Hui said in a post-race interview conducted by Oaklawn that auction plans had not changed in light of the win and that a Sallee horse van remains scheduled to transport Misty Veil to the sale in Kentucky.
Misty Veil won over Ice Orchid, while it was another neck back in third to Butterbean.
Hui, who is a longtime owner, races Misty Veil with John Yocum. Hui said the stakes win was a first for his partner. Misty Veil is a 6-year-old daughter of Tonalist. She has now won 7 of 34 starts for career earnings of $617,093.
*Handle on the 10-race card from all sources was $7.2 million. Attendance on track was an estimated 7,500, a day after snow fell around Arkansas, including in Hot Springs.
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