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Debra Breed’s Breakin the Fever Upsets Weekend Hideaway in Hudson

Saturday, October 22nd, 2016

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By Bill Heller

Breakin the Fever, a four-year-old gelding owned, trained and bred by Debra Breed, shipped in from Finger Lakes to keep his wet-track record perfect Saturday at Belmont Park. Taking it to the odds-on favorite Weekend Hideaway right out of the starting gate, Breakin the Fever inched away in deep stretch to win the 39th running of the $150,000 Hudson Stakes Saturday by a half-length. Sent off the 3-1 second choice under Finger Lakes jockey Nazario Alvarado, Breakin Fever won in 1:16.97 on the sloppy track.

“He has a lot of guts,” Breed said afterwards. “He puts himself out there.”

Weekend Hideaway, who had finished third in the Grade 1 Vosburgh Invitational in his previous start, Oct. 1st, was the 2-5 favorite in the Hudson field of just four under Luis Saez. He had to settle for second, 7 ¾ lengths ahead of 4-1 Drama King, who was a distant third under Irad Ortiz Jr.

Breakin the Fever is a son of Roaring Fever out of Breakers West by Rodeo who had won one of two previous starts at Belmont Park. More recently, he’d been racing at Finger Lakes, where he won six straight races – the streak broken up only by a journey to Presque Isle Downs where he finished ninth at 12-1 in a $100,000 stakes June 16th. Breed freshened Breakin the Fever, who came back to win a handicap and a stakes at Finger Lakes, the latter by a neck as the 3-5 favorite.

On wet tracks, Breakin the Fever was four-for-four. “He loves the mud,” Breed said.

Weekend Hideaway and Breakin the Fever broke out of the two and three posts, respectively. Weekend Hideaway broke first, but Breakin the Fever stuck a head in front of Weekend Hideaway after a first quarter in :22.84.

Breakin the Fever then stretched his lead to a half-length after a half-mile in :46.36. Weekend Hideaway fought on bravely on the inside, but Breakin the Fever was absolutely resolute and maintained a half-length margin to the finish line.

Breakin the Fever improved his dirt record to 10-for-17 with two seconds and one third. He also has a third from three starts on synthetic and has total earnings of more than $440,000.

“He’s a good, game horse,” Breed said. “We’re blessed. He’ll run until he can’t run anymore.”

One Response to “Debra Breed’s Breakin the Fever Upsets Weekend Hideaway in Hudson”

  1. Jill Lammey says:

    Nice to see the connections from Finger Lakes come down state and win. Congrats to the connections.

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