Muscovite wins Merrie Annabelle as favorite breaks

Undefeated Snow White, apparently cruising to an open-lengths victory in the $485,550 Merrie Annabelle Thursday night at the Meadowlands, went on a break in mid-stretch, handing over the lead and the victory to Muscovite and Mike Lachance in 1:57. Snow White finished third behind second place Pinery.

Lachance swept Muscovite into the lead after the :27.3 opening quarter and midway down the backstretch John Campbell sent Snow White first-over, reaching the front just after passing the half in :56. The winner of five straight races immediately began to pull away from the field and passed the three-quarter station in 1:25.3.

As Snow White trotted down the lane, increasing her lead with every stride, she suddenly went off stride. Campbell was unable to get her back on stride as Muscovite trotted past the galloping Snow White and on to victory.

The win was the first of the year in five attempts for Muscovite, a daughter of Muscles Yankee trained by Ron Gurfein for Toss Out LLC (Maurizio Biasuzzi).  

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