Fleet-Footed Value Plus Firster Impresses at Keeneland

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Fleet-Footed Value Plus Firster Impresses at Keeneland

Posted: 2:51 PM ET

KEE

$45.2K MSW [4 1/2f (AW)]

Winner: Allaboutcaroline, f, 2 by Value Plus

2nd-KEE, $45,200, Msw, 2yo, f, 4 1/2f (AWT), :50 2/5, ft.
+ALLABOUTCAROLINE (f, 2, Value Plus--Goldleafed Mirror {SW, $199,580}, by Gold Alert) was backed all the way down to 6-5 off an eye-catching series of three-furlong spins, and that speed she exhibited in the mornings carried over to the afternoon. Quickly clear from the word "go," the grey bounded home to a 5 3/4 length graduation from Wesley Ward debutante Lignite (Run Away and Hide), who herself was 5 1/2 lengths clear of the show horse. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,120. Click for the brisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales.
O-Steve Snowden, Douglas S Arnold & Kay Reed. B-Steve Snowden & Doug Arnold (KY). T-Eric R Reed.

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