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A.P. Flatter takes
Chamisa Handicap
Albuq. NM – August 14, 2010 - A.P. Flatter won Saturday’s 6 ½-furlong, $30,000
Chamisa Handicap for fillies and mares, as The Downs at Albuquerque opened its
59-day meet in front of a crowd of 3,142.
Saddled by Bart Hone and ridden by Mark Villa for owner Patricia Grunwald, A.P.
Flatter rallied off of fractions of :22.82 and :45.42 before stopping the timer
in 1:17.12. She was sent to post as the 13-10 favorite in the field of 11, and
her margin of victory was 5 ¾ lengths from runner-up Snowdrop.
A.P. Flatter was bred in Kentucky by Claiborne Farm, and the 5-year-old bay mare
is one of 117 winners from 164 starters sired by Flatter, a winning and Grade
2-placed son of the Seattle Slew stallion A.P. Indy. Now 11 and a full brother
to Grade 2 winner Congrats, Flatter has sired the earners of more than $6.9
million from four crops. He stands for a $5,000 fee at Claiborne Farm in Paris,
Kentucky.
A $10,000 buy at the 2007 Barretts Equine Limited Two-Year-Olds in Training
Sale, A.P. Flatter has banked $93,144 from 16 starts, and her five wins include
the July 10, 7 ½-furlong Fern Sawyer Handicap at Ruidoso Downs. The mare also
ran third in the ’08 Aspen Cup Handicap at Ruidoso.
A.P. Flatter returned a $4.60 win mutuel and teamed with Snowdrop for a $15.80
($2) exacta. Indiabonita, a 12-1 longshot, ran third to complete an $89.60 ($2)
trifecta.