2009 Kilroe Mile Grade I - Gio Ponti

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. Gio Ponti ($12.80) rallied from ninth in a field of 10 under jockey Ramon Dominguez to just catch Ventura in the $300000 race. Ventura, who won the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint and Grade 1 Santa Monica Handicap in her two previous starts, led in the final furlong, but could not keep the advantage. Gio Ponti was timed in 1:33.65 for the turf race, recording the most prestigious win of her career. "He's a Grade 1 winner," said Nicholas Bachalard, assistant trainer to Christophe ...