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Encore Maximova!:

 

The saying "it's not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog" is apropos to Maximova's second start as she overcame heavy traffic in the stretch to notch her second win in a grassy, mile and 1/16 first level allowance race at Belmont Park on 5/22.  Out of the gate slowly Maximova, a 3 yr old homebred by Danehill Dancer trailed the eventual 2nd place finisher by 7 lengths coming out of the elbow chute.  Jockey Jose Lezcano eased her up the rail to within 3 1/2 lengths of the lead on the backstretch behind moderate fractions.  After getting shuffled back to last again midway on the turn, Lezcano and Maximova commenced their rally along the rail late in the turn but found their path blocked.  Maximova created some room for herself at the 1/8th pole by giving the third place finisher a friendly nudge to the outside and "hurtled" past the leader to win by 1 3/4 widening lengths.  Maximova is the first foal of the

Irish stakes winner Honoria (IRE).  Her half brother by Speightstown will sell later this summer.  Honoria has a Lemon Drop Kid filly at side and is in foal to Distorted Humor.  Congratulations to trainer Christophe Clement and his staff.