Temple City Terror Much the Best in Rood & Riddle Dowager

Mare is cataloged to Keeneland’s November Breeding Stock Sale

Pocket Aces Racing and Somewhere Stable Kentucky’s Temple City Terror uncorked a sweeping move on the far turn that propelled her to the front at the top of the stretch en route to a 3-length victory in the 31^st running of the $294,688 Rood & Riddle Dowager (G3) for fillies and mares Sunday afternoon.

Trained by Brendan Walsh and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, Temple City Terror covered the mile and a half on a firm turf course in a stakes-record 2:27.98. The victory gave Gaffalione a sweep of the three weekend stakes and an overall fifth stakes victory of the Fall Meet.

Flying Fortress and Beside Herself jockeyed for the early lead through fractions of :22.66 and :48.14 with Beside Herself taking over with just less than 7 furlongs to go. Temple City Terror raced next to last in the run down the backstretch and did not begin to move until Beside Herself had clocked a mile in 1:39.14.

On the turn, Gaffalione steered Temple City Terror to the outside and in the clear to quickly pass half the field. She hit the top of the stretch with a full head of steam four wide and never was challenged in the run to the finish.

A Keeneland sales graduate, Temple City Terror notched her first graded stakes victory and picked up $174,375 with the triumph that swelled her career earnings to $696,218 with a record of 28-6-5-5. She is a 6-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Temple City out of the More Than Ready mare It Takes Two.

As the second choice in the field of 10, Temple City Terror returned $7.94, $4.24 and $2.88 to her backers. Luck Money, ridden by Vincent Cheminaud, rallied for second to return $6.08 and $4.20. She finished 2 lengths in front of Sister Otoole, who paid $5.06 to show under Luis Saez.

It was another 3 lengths back to Coastana with Flying Fortress, Mia Martina, Core Values, favored Beside Herself, Stand Tall and Go Big Blue Nation following in order.
 

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Temple City Terror is Hip 197 in the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and is scheduled to sell during the prestigious Book 1 on Nov. 7. Brookdale Sales, agent for Pocket Aces Racing, consigns the mare, who is cataloged as a racing or broodmare prospect.