Shopton Lane took the lead on the clubhouse turn and set fractions of 25.08, 49.11, and 1:12.88 while one length ahead of favorite Now A Victor who stalked him in second the whole way. Entering the stretch, jockey John Velazquez asked Now A Victor for run and got it as he easily passed the pacesetter, drawing away late to win by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:50.15. It was just a neck back to late-running Dr. V's Magic in third.
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2007 Cigar Mile and Discovery Handicap
By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide
Now a Victor wins the 2007 Discovery Handicap
Now a Victor wins the 2007 Discovery Handicap at Aqueduct
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Kicking off the Saturday stakes action at Aqueduct was the $100,000 Discovery Handicap (G3), featuring a field of seven 3-year-olds go 1 1/8 miles on the main track. Pegasus Stakes runner-up Now A Victor was sent off as the 2-1 favorite over 3-1 Helsinki, fourth in the Pegasus after finishing third in the Brooklyn and Travers. 7-2 Buffalo Man, winner of the Ocala Breeders Sales Championship, rounded out the top three on the board.
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- Daaher wins the 2007 Cigar Mile
- Daaher in the winner's circle
- Daaher returns after winning the race
- Second place finisher Midnight Lute
- Third place finisher Naughty New Yorker
- Now a Victor wins the 2007 Discovery Handicap
- Now a Victor in the winner's circle
- Now a Victor in the paddock
- Second place finisher Shopton Lane
- Third place finisher Dr. V's Magic
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