Sage Valley rolled three wide off the far turn, put away the early pacesetter Manito and held off the late charge of Hardened Wildcat to win the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Handicap at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. Laurie’s Rocket broke a bit slowly from the starting gate but ran on well in the final furlong to finish third. Long shot Warrioroftheroses held on to the fourth position to round out a superfecta that paid $317.60 for a $1 base wager.
Preakness results 2013: Sage Valley rolls home in the Maryland Sprint Handicap
Sage Valley won his fourth race in a row with a big victory on the Preakness undercard.
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Rain began to fall at Pimlico about an hour prior to the Maryland Sprint, but the main track remains rated as “fast” for the time being.
Sage Valley is a four-year-old colt by Discreet Cat out of a Cryptoclearance mare (Ashwood C C), trained by Rudy Rodriguez and ridden by John Velazquez.
Below are the payouts from the Grade 3 Maryland Sprint Handicap:
| Horse | Win | Place | Show |
| 10-Sage Valley | $6.60 | $4.00 | $2.80 |
| 4-Hardened Wildcat | $3.80 | $2.60 | |
| 8-Laurie's Rocket | $2.80 |
| Base | Bet | Combo | Payout | Pays to - |
| $1.00 | Exacta | 10/4 | $10.80 | |
| $1.00 | Trifecta | 10/4/8 | $31.90 | |
| $1.00 | Superfecta | 10/4/8/9 | $317.60 | |
| $1.00 | Double | 3/10 | $27.30 | |
| $0.50 | Pick 3 | 1,2,6/3/6,7,10 | $26.20 | 3-of-3 |
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