Ready for Rye Second in the Spectacular Bid

Ready for Rye celebrated the New Year in style with a gritty second-place effort in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid Stakes at Gulfstream Park on January 3. Ridden by Eclipse Award-winning rider, Javier Castellano, Ready for Rye chased swift early fractions before giving way to the winner nearing the final sixteenth. Despite losing, Ready for Rye finished strong, increasing his margin over the third place finisher through the stretch to 4-1/2 lengths at the wire and galloping out well after the race. The Spectacular Bid Stakes marked Ready for Rye’s first attempt in stakes company and came after a 83 day layoff following his maiden win at Belmont in October.

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