(Edited Maryland Jockey Club report)

BALTIMORE, Md. – Peter Redekop B.C. Ltd.’s Comedero sped to the lead, resisted pace pressure from Quiet Invader and powered away to victory in the $100,000 Chick Lang Stakes at Pimlico. The Grade 2 stakes honors the memory of the former Pimlico executive who passed away earlier in the year.

Comedero, a 3-year-old gelded son of Posse, carried Robby Albarado to a victory by 3¾ lengths in a sparkling 1:10.16 for six furlongs over the fast main track. Latigo Shore rallied to finish second ahead of Quiet Invader, who faded to third after pressing  the pace.
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Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club
Comedero and jockey Robby Albarado cruise to a 3 3/4 length win in the Chick Lang Stakes.
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Michael Stidham trains the Arkansas-bred, who has won seven of eight lifetime starts, including the Razorback Futurity last year and the Mountain Valley, Rainbow and Blue N Gold Stakes this year, all contested at Oaklawn Park.

Comedero paid $3.40 to win while earning his first graded-stakes victory.

Chick Lang Stakes Quotes

Michael Stidham (winning trainer, Comedero) – “They can’t keep up with him. When I saw the first quarter – 23-and-change – it made me feel great. Baffert’s horse (Quiet Invader) had to be pushed a little just to keep up with him. This is a really fast horse with a lot of upside.”

Robby Albarado (jockey, Comedero) – “He’s fast. Obviously we don’t know how far he’s going to go, but three-quarters or seven-eighths is right up his alley. He goes very fast and finishes well. He does everything within himself with ease.”

Nick Zito (trainer, Latigo Shore, 2nd) – “He ran great. We’re very, very happy. Mike did a great job. Now you can go anywhere with this horse. We’ve always had high aspirations about him. This works out good, because (Comedero) looks like a tremendous sprinter. We’re in good shape.”

Mike Smith (jockey, Latigo Shore) – “He ran good. The winner was tough. That was the move: to sit back and make one big move because I knew there was going to be a lot of pace. I knew if I was going to go with the winner, it wasn’t going to work. I’m glad we got second.”

Bob Baffert (trainer, Quiet Invader, 3rd) – “The horse that looked great on paper won it. Our horse just got tired. I told (Martin Garcia) to press him, but that horse is a really good horse. We just got outrun.”

Martin Garcia (jockey, Quiet Invader) – “We got into a good battle, and he got a little tired. I thought he was going to run better. He usually shows me a lot more, but it was his first time on dirt.”