Mouffy Makes Late Rally to Win Ellis Park Turf Stakes

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MOUFFY MAKES LATE RALLY TO WIN ELLIS PARK TURF

HENDERSON, Ky. (Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023) – Augustin Stable’s Mouffy made a bold late rally to pass favored Lovely Princess in deep stretch to win Sunday’s $125,000 Ellis Park Turf.

    Mouffy is trained by Jonathan Thomas and was piloted by Emmanuel Esquivel. The Ellis Park Turf was Mouffy’s first stakes victory. She completed 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.46.

    It was a good start to the Ellis Park Turf Stakes as Sahlabiya inherited the early lead from the rail. Mouffy sat fourth in the early stages and saved ground through an opening quarter-mile in :24.50. Up the backside, Sahlabiya continued to the lead the field through a moderate half-mile in :48.96. Esquivel kept Mouffy to the inside around the far turn while 7-5 favorite Lovely Princess made a three-wide bid at the quarter-pole. At the top of the stretch, Esquivel tipped Mouffy to the two-path as she began to pass the tiring pacesetters. At the eighth-pole, Mouffy dove inside of Lovely Princess and pushed clear to a one-length victory. Bipartisanship (GB) rallied from the back of the pack to round out the top 3. 

    Mouffy is a 4-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo out of the Smart Strike mare Truly Together. The homebred’s record now stands at 6-4-1-0 with purse earnings of $207,920. 

    Here is the complete order of finish for the Ellis Park Turf Stakes (with $2 mutuel payouts):

    1. Mouffy ($13.78, $5.94, $3.84)
    2. Lovely Princess (X, $3.18, $2.36)
    3. Bipartisanship (X, X, $3.56)
    4. Juncture
    5. Misread
    6. Tasweya
    7. Arm Candy
    8. Sahlabiya
    9. Dealing Justice 

ELLIS PARK SET TO CLOSE MEET MONDAY – Ellis Park Racing & Gaming will close the meet Monday with a nine-race program and mandatory payouts in all wagers.

    Monday’s card, which was rescheduled from Friday due to an excessive heat warning in the Henderson, Ky. area, will have a first post of 11:45 a.m. CDT.

    For more information about racing and gaming from Ellis Park, visit www.ellisparkracing.com. 

ABOUT ELLIS PARK RACING & GAMING
Ellis Park, Racking and Gaming (“Ellis Park”) located north of the Ohio River and just south of Evansville, Indiana, has been the home of summer Thoroughbred racing in Kentucky for over 100 years. Ellis Park also features a gaming entertainment venue with approximately 300 historical racing machines.

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