NEWS
Bickersons scores first stakes win in Moccasin
Posted: Sunday, November 22, 2009 8:35 PM
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by Steve Bailey
Bickersons picked up her first stakes victory on November 22 with a front-running victory under jockey Joe Talamo in the $100,000 Moccasin Stakes at Hollywood Park.
The two-year-old Silver Deputy filly showed good early speed before angling in and drawing clear in the stretch under firm handling by Talamo. Bickersons won by 2 1/2 lengths and covered seven furlongs in 1:22.49 on the Pro-Ride surface.
Miss Heather Lee closed willingly to take second, 2 1/2 lengths in front of third-place finisher It Tiz in a field of six.
"I don't know if they're going to ship her out, but wherever they go, let me know,” said Talamo, who won five races on the card. “She really impressed me today. This was my first time on her.
“For a race like that, they really weren't going all that fast, but they pressured her all the way. Around the turn, she was just taking deep breaths and I knew they'd have to run to catch her. I had a lot of horse and, at the top of the stretch, she just kicked instantly.”
Bickersons was the 7-to-2 third betting choice behind 7-to-5 favorite Crisis of Spirit, who finished fourth, and 3.10-to-1 It Tiz.
Trained by Kelly Breen, the victory was the second in six starts this season for Bickersons, who last reached the winner’s circle on July 17 after capturing a five-furlong maiden special weight race by 3 ¾ lengths at Monmouth Park. The Ontario-bred is owned by George and Lori Breen, residents of Rumson, New Jersey.
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Steve Baily is Thoroughbred Times deputy news editor
