9-1 Quite A Bride was loose on the lead through respectable fractions of 23.33, 47.17, and 1:11.91 over the "good" course. Entering the stretch, she faded from contention while 5-1 Take the Ribbon made her move to the front, taking the lead with a furlong to go after a mile in 1:36.55. Favorite Magnificent Song, who raced in last early, was closing well after being angled out wide by jockey Garrett Gomez, and she ran by everybody in the last 3 furlongs to win by 2 lengths over Take the Ribbon in 1:48.48. It was just a length back to 7-1 Jade Queen in third.
2006 Man O'War and Garden City Breeders' Cup Stakes
By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide
Magnificent Song wins the 2006 Garden City Breeders' Cup
Magnificent Song wins the 2006 Garden City Breeders' Cup at Belmont Park
© Vanessa Ng
The first stakes race on Saturday was the $250,000 Garden City Breeders' Cup Stakes (G1), a 1 1/8 mile trip over the inner turf course. A field of eleven 3-year-old fillies went to post in this prep for the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf, with Lake George winner Magnificent Song sent off as the 3-1 favorite over 9-2 Chaibia, making her first U.S. start since shipping over from France.
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- Cacique wins the 2006 Man O'War
- Cacique walks down Victory Lane
- Cacique in the winner's circle
- Second place finisher Go Deputy
- Third place finisher Showing Up
- Magnificent Song wins the 2006 Garden City Breeders' Cup
- Magnificent Song walks down Victory Lane
- Magnificent Song in the winner's circle
- Second place finisher Take the Ribbon
- Third place finisher Jade Queen
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