Handsome Mike filly thunders to Turfway score – on the rail

Rolando Aragon showed he’s a great deal smarter than so many of today’s riders as he guided C V Thunder to a game head victory in a 6 1/2-furlong race at Turfway Park.

The 4-year-old daughter of Handsome Mike broke slowly from the rail, and Aragon was content to keep her on the inside down the backstretch. On the turn, as most of the field went wide trying to run down the leaders, Aragon never left the rail and C V Thunder surged into the lead, then held off one closer to score her second career victory.

The filly bred by trainer Jim Gulick was clocked in 1:18.65, paid a generous $34.40, and earned a check for $7,800.