Coexist made her 3rd start today in the 5th at Churchill Downs. She broke from the outside post, took up a forwardly placed position with the leaders, and used her closing kick to edge by the leading horse in the stretch to break her maiden.
This race was quite a bit different than her last start where she was ignored in the wagering. Prior to the race she was listed as the favorite until it shifted to another horse approaching post time.
However, there is a dark cloud to this happy story. Coexist was claimed in the race and has now left our stable. We are very saddened by this turn of events, after persevering with her all winter after she was injured in her first race at Saratoga in August, and seeing her spark to life in her second start a few weeks ago at Keeneland to run 3rd. We figured she'd break her maiden today, and so she did. Wish we could have held on to her as she'll probably move into the allowance ranks now.
Farewell, Coexist. We hope you have a very bright and safe future ahead, even though it won't be with us. :'(
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