Gunnevera filly knocks them for a loop

Ballybrit Stables’ patience with Loop of Henle paid off at Monmouth Park with the 3-year-old Gunnevera filly breaking her maiden under Paco Lopez in her 11th start.

Loop of Henle didn’t start at two and after coming up to her latest following a pair of seconds, she went to the post as the heavy 1/2 favorite. After a quick start, she sat a comfortable third down the backstretch, slipped through into contention on the inside, then bested 5/2 Princess Norman by a neck in the run to the wire. She was clocked in 1:13.31 for the six furlongs, paid $3 and earned a check for $10,500, raising her bank account to $25,150.