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Novel Squall Wins Thursday’s Upson Downs Farm Purse

April 28, 2022

Randal Family Trust’s homebred Novel Squall battled with Music City Star before drawing clear in midstretch to win Thursday’s featured $130,000 Upson Downs Farm Purse by 9½ lengths. (Click here for a video of the race.)

Trained by John Ortiz and ridden by Reylu Gutierrez, Novel Squall covered 6½ furlongs on a fast track in 1:16.38.

Novel Squall

The victory was worth $80,600 to Novel Squall, a 4-year-old filly by Violence out of Goodness Gray, by Pulpit. A graduate of Keeneland’s September Yearling Sale, she has won five races in 14 career starts and earned $318,648.

Novel Squall, the 8-5 favorite, paid $5.40 and $2.80. Music City Star, ridden by Mitchell Murrill, returned $3.40. There was no show wagering.

Union Maiden was third and was followed by Thundering Creed.

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Friday is the final day of Keeneland’s Spring Meet with the first race 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 10th and final race is 5:09 p.m.

Closing-day action will move to the Keeneland Sales Pavilion for the April Horses of Racing Age Sale, which begins around 6:30 p.m. Click here for more information.