Captain's Lover Third in U. S. Stakes

She was the co-second choice at 3 to 1.

She was covered up behind an extraordinarily slow early pace and was 4 lengths back in fourth or fifth turning into the stretch. She closed the gap to 1 1/2 lengths at the wire, but the pace was so slow, the winner held her position on the lead all the way. Captain's Lover finished willingly enough when clear, but the rider told me he had no shot because of the slow pace. She looked good finishing in her second U. S. start and should be winning again soon.