Leinster, Curlin’s Honor 2-year-olds get weekend off to a fast start

Pleasant Acres Stallions kicked off the weekend on Friday on a high note, with freshman sire Leinster getting his fourth winner, at Aqueduct, and Curlin’s Honor getting No. 13, at Presque Isle Downs.

LEINSTER – Coming off a second-place finish, St. Brigid’s Cross broke her maiden in her fourth start and paid $5.64 as favorite. She raced head-and-head for the early lead in the race at 6 1/2 furlongs, then sprinted away under the expert handling of Javier Castellano and scored by 2 1/2 lengths in 1:18.80. The 2-year-old filly bred in New York picked up a check of $26,400 for owners /breeders Amy and Ciaran Dunne, raising her total to $48,200.

CURLIN’S HONOR – It took just two starts for Leftnateawalkin and Rosario Montanez to get fully acquainted, and in start No. 3, the 2-year-old gelding bred by Breeze Easy went wire-to-wire in a $40,000 maiden special at six furlongs over the all-weather surface. He passed the markers in :22.51, :45.87 and :57.99, won by half a length in 1:10.61, and collected a check for $24,000, boosting his three-race earnings to $27,750.