A Bella Cavello Update and Around the Horn

Tweet With La Chica Rica being rested for her 6yo season next year, the Bella Cavello barn still has a few horses running at Mountaineer and had a nice winner last night. 5yo gelding Jeroboam out of Disco Rico (same sire as Chica) by Ninetyeight Karats, won a $5K claimer in the second, winning by an astounding 7 lengths. I happened to be watching TVG while blowing their Pick 4 contest and was excited to see the BC gelding sprint away in the stretch run of the 6 furlong race. Jeroboam (32-4-2-4) took home a $6K for the win and paid $4.40. Cheers to Jeroboam!

Unfortunately, Marty's Hunch (winner or place horse in 8 of 12 career races) didn't fare so well later in the card in the 8th at MNR, coming in last of six runners at 18-1, in a six furlong $10K allowance. He had hit the board in all 8 races (1st or 2nd actually) in 2008. He was shortening in distance but came up empty in the stretch while stalking the pace for the first half mile.

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