Floriform Takes Wednesday’s Featured Diamond A Farms Purse

Juddmonte’s homebred Floriform charged down the center of the course and took command in the final yards to win Wednesday’s featured $120,000 Diamond A Farms Purse by a half-length. (Click here for a video of the race.)

Ridden by Joel Rosario for trainer Bill Mott, Floriform covered 1 1/16 miles over a turf course labeled firm in 1:42.96.

Floriform, who won a Keeneland allowance race a year ago, was coming off a third-place finish behind Shirl’s Speight in the Tampa Bay (G3) on Feb. 5. Shirl’s Speight won the Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) on April 15 at Keeneland.

A 4-year-old colt by Into Mischief out of July Jasmine, by Empire Maker, Floriform earned $67,890 for today’s win, which increased his career earnings to $164,868 with three wins in seven starts.

Floriform, the 8-5 favorite, paid $5.40, $3.20 and $2.80 Cellist, ridden by Julien Leparoux, finished second and returned $4.60 and $3.80. Running third a neck back was Monition, who paid $5.40 to show under Brian Hernandez Jr.

Skyro finished 1¼ lengths behind in fourth and was followed in order by Continental Coins, Point Me By, Buy Me Candy, Absam, Leblon, Good Juju, Palazzi and Be Here.

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Two days remain in Keeneland’s Spring Meet. Racing continues Thursday with a nine-race card that begins at 1 p.m. ET.

Friday is closing day, and the first race is at 12:30 p.m. The featured Bewitch (G3) is the eighth race with a 4:07 p.m. post time. Post time for the 10^th and final race is 5:09 p.m.

Keeneland’s April Horses of Racing Age Sale at the Sales Pavilion begins Friday around 6:30 p.m. Click here for more information.