—Apr 13— Tiger Moth, an 18/1 outsider, ran down the heavy favorite, Unique Bella, in the final strides to win the Grade I $700,000 Apple Blossom Handicap at Oaklawn Park. The surprise win was a first for both horse and rider.
Tiger Moth entered the race off a string of desultory performances in graded stakes races at 8½ furlongs. She finished next-to-last in the Houston Ladies Classic at Sam Houston in her debut, then followed that performance with two next-to-last efforts at Oaklawn— first in the Bayakoa Stakes then in the Grade II Azeri Stakes. Those efforts were with Florent Geroux (35-11-11-1 31.4%) in the saddle, so the change to Fernando De La Cruz (6-0-2-1 entering the race) seemed to help.
Retro Horse Racing Game 