CHICAGO - A half-length lead on the far turn opened to five at the top of the stretch, and Dutchie was not done yet. At the finish she had almost three seconds on her nearest pursuer. Dutchie had smashed a field of $14,000 claiming horses - and earned herself a major class hike on Wednesday at Hawthorne.
Dutchie, her moribund career revived by the recent blowout win, was one of seven horses entered in the sixth race, a third-level allowance with a $35,000 claiming option. Dutchie and Jo Me the Money run for the tag; the other four are in under allowance conditions.