Left to set her own early pace under Pat Day, 7-5 favorite Sister Act held off Beautiful Pleasure by a half-length after a long stretch drive to win yesterday’s Grade 1, $250,000 Hempstead Handicap for fillies and mares at Belmont Park. Catinca, the ...
The narrowest victory of Sky Beauty's career came in the 1994 Hempstead Handicap. Lugging 128 pounds, 10 more than the runner-up, the soon-to-be champ gutted out the victory.
