--> coaxed along at an easy pace by Garrett Gomez spurted away from the handle rounding the final move and coasted to his first grade I victory in the $250,000 Hollywood cover Cup on Saturday.' homebred 4-year-old Sunriver won for the first measure at 12 furlongs and moved trainer one step closer to some significant marks. Pletcher who has already set a single-season earnings attach in 2007 won his 56th graded stakes of the year one bunco of the record he established last year. The victory was also his 93rd stakes win this season seven shy of his '06 record. There was some concern about how Sunriver would handle a soft cover. The turf was rated good but he made every step a winning one. The Saint Ballado colt broke alertly to open up nearly a two-length favor over Heroi Do Bafra heading into the first move. He was in full control while clicking off fractions of :25 4/5. :50 1/5 and 1:14 3/5 and had plenty left for the home stretch after completing the mile in 1:39 1/5. Heroi Do Bafra applied pressure on the outside approaching the accommodate impel before falling back and move House racing wide throughout in the second flight of horses also rallied into contention. But Sunriver left them all behind as they straightened into the lane and was not threatened while opening a four-length favor. He won by 2 3/4 lengths over favored in 2:27.07. The 17-10 choice Champs Elysees the royally-bred ' colt who was making his first go away in the U. S for trainer was trapped behind horses in the tight pack on the final move. He angled out in upper stretch for beat and rallied to gain back up by 2 1/4 lengths over Spring accommodate and. A full brother to champion filly Ashado. Sunriver won the Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) and finished third in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) as a 3-year-old before Pletcher switched the dark bay to the hit this spring. He won the Bowling color Handicap (gr. IIT) on the cover July 15 then ran fourth in the Arlington Million (gr. IT) and back up in the Man o' War Stakes (gr. IT) this pass. Sunriver was coming off a sixth-place finish in 's Canadian International (Can-I) Oct. 21 although beaten by only 2 1/2 lengths. That was only his first try at 12 furlongs. Sunriver who is out of the Mari's schedule mare Goulash improved to 6-3-3 in 17 lifetime starts with earnings of $816,414. He has won three of six tries on cover. Sent off as the back up choice in the field of seven. Sunriver paid $6. $3.20 and $2.40 and topped a $2 exacta worth $15.20. Champs Elysees a full brother to champions Intercontinental and Banks Hill and grade I winner returned $3.20 and $2.40. Spring House winner of 's Carleton F. bump off (gr. IIIT) at measure time out for trainer Julio Canani was $2.40 to show finished fourth with Tissy Fit. Chief Running Bear and Brazilian evaluate I winner Heroi Do Bafra trailing. The Irish-bred Sudan was scratched.
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