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70-1 shot — a $1,000 purchase — shocks the field in the Coolmore Lexington at Keeneland
Dismissed by the betting public at odds of 70-1, All Squared Away pulled off the stunner of the Keeneland Spring Meet when he ranged up on the outside to take control in the final furlong and draw off for a 11/2-length triumph over 10 rivals.
On paper, there wasn't much to suggest the Bellamy Road gelding was about to produce the largest win payoff ($143.20) in Lexington Stakes history. The dark bay took five tries to break his maiden in California and had finished seventh in the Grade III El Camino Real Derby and sixth in the Grade III Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/04/21/2159934/70-1-shot-a-1000-purchase-shocks.html#storylink=cpy
