ARMONK WINS THE WIDE COUNTRY STAKES

 WIDE COUNTRY S., $52,800, LRL, 3-8, 3yo, f, 7f,
1:26 4/5, sy.
1--#ARMONK, 118, f, 3, MIZZEN MAST--Flaming Satan,
by Java Gold.
Margins: 2HF, 3 1/4, NK. Odds: 1.10, 2.30, 9.30. Armonk was runner-up to Proud Spell in the GII Matron S. in her second career start, but required another three tries before breaking her maiden by 6 1/4 lengths over the Aqueduct inner Dec. 30. Winner of a Jan. 25 allowance test in Ozone Park, the grey was a neck second in the Feb. 17 Dearly Precious S. in New York.
Allowed to stalk the pace of Kosmo’s Buddy, Armonk pressed by that one leaving the quarter pole and was going away late.

Date:  11 March 2008