27-1 outsider Kiss the Kid and 7-1 third choice Carnera dueled up front through easy fractions of 25.23, 49.72, and 1:12.97 over the “good” turf course, while jockey Cornelio Velasquez kept Showing Up in a comfortable stalking position 2 lengths off the pace and 3 lengths clear of the rest of the field. Around the far turn, Velasquez took him out wide to pass the pacesetters. The favorite powered to the front on his own, and drew away through the stretch to win by 3 1/2 lengths over late-running 5-1 second choice Outperformance in a time of 1:47.81. It was another 2 lengths back to 15-1 Spider Power in third.
2006 Champagne and Frizette Day at Belmont Park
By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com
Showing Up wins the 2006 Jamaica Breeders' Cup Handicap
Showing Up wins the 2006 Jamaica Breeders' Cup Handicap at Belmont Park
© Vanessa Ng
On the undercard of the two juvenile feature events, the $300,000 Jamaica Breeders’ Cup Handicap (G2) featured 3-year-olds going 1 1/8 miles on the inner turf course. Colonial Turf Cup and Secretariat Stakes winner Showing Up was returning to age-restricted company after finishing third in the Man o’War in his first attempt against older horses.
Index: 2006 Champagne and Frizette Day at Belmont Park
- Scat Daddy wins the 2006 Champagne Stakes
- Scat Daddy takes his walk down Victory Lane
- Scat Daddy returns after the race
- Second place finisher Nobiz Like Showbiz
- Sutra wins the 2006 Frizette Stakes
- Sutra in the winner's circle
- Second place finisher Enchanting Star
- Third place finisher Lilly Carson
- Showing Up wins the 2006 Jamaica Breeders' Cup Handicap
- Showing up in the winner's circle
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