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Photo Credit: Jim McCue/MJC
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BALTIMORE, 05-17-08---Mark B. Lapidus LLC’s Let Me Be Frank slipped off to an uncontested lead and raced on to a three-length victory in the $35,000 Deputed Testamony Starter Handicap for registered Maryland-breds. Under jockey Jeremy Rose, the 6-year-old gelded son of Awad completed the 1-1/16-mile distance in 1:43.24 over the fast main track. Gammy’s A Winner chased the leader throughout and held the place at the finish. Wooded rallied to take third.
The winner paid $9.60. Trainer Damon Dilodovico had claimed Let Me Be Frank for $5,000 two starts back.
Trainer and Jockey Quotes
Damon Dilodovico (trainer, Let Me Be Frank, winner) – “The horse showed a lot of courage. Jeremy did a great job with him. He was relaxed when he came back. The track was pretty fast and that’s the way we wanted. When the horse came back to the winner’s circle he was still pretty fresh.”
Jeremy Rose (jockey, Let Me Be Frank, winner) – “My colt ran a really nice race. The trainer told me to put him on the lead and that’s where I put him. If we were going to get beat, we were going to get beat his way.”
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