LAUREL, MD. 12-6-14---The gate opened and a few strides later, Mrs. Frank P. Wright’s Lady Sabelia was gone, speeding away to front running victory in the $100,000 Willa On The Move Stakes for fillies and mares.

Horacio Karamanos kept after the daughter of Majestic Warrior to remain in front at every pole. She completed the six furlong distance over the slopping surface in 1:10.42 and won by 7-3/4 lengths. Disco Barbie was up for second, while Disco Chick finished a very close third.

Lady Sabelia was the 6-5 post time favorite. Since finishing third in the Willa On The Move last year, she had started four times, winning three, including the Red Cross Stakes at Monmouth Park in June. Karamanos has been her regular rider, all for trainer Robin Graham.

“She won very easily today,” said Karamanos. “I know she has speed but I didn’t think she would show the kind she had today. She broke sharp and two strides out of the gate she was just cruising. I put her off the rail and we were out by ourselves. I tried to find a good place on the track, hit her a couple of times at the top of the stretch and she just drew away. This was very, very easy.”

“We weren’t even worried about going to the lead,” said Graham. “We just wanted to get off the rail some. We thought she had enough speed. Horacio did it well. This horse has had some problems with an eye. She runs with a bubble cup but we’ve been treating her and it hasn’t been a problem. We’re looking at a race at the beginning of January.”

Lady Sabelia paid $4.40.

About Laurel Park
Laurel Park is a Stronach Group company, North America’s leading Thoroughbred racetrack owner/operator. The Stronach Group racetracks include Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park & Casino, Golden Gate Fields, Portland Meadows, Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course, home of the world-famous Preakness. The company owns and operates the Palm Meadows Training Center in Florida and is one of North America's top race horse breeders through its award-winning Adena Springs operation. The Stronach Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of pari-mutuel wagering systems, technologies and services. Its companies include AmTote, a global leader in wagering technology; Xpressbet, an Internet and telephone account wagering service; and Monarch Content Management, which acts as a simulcast purchase and sales agent of horseracing content for numerous North American racetracks and wagering outlets. The Stronach Group is also a major producer of televised horse racing programming through its HRTV cable and satellite network and is North America's premier supplier of virtual online horse racing games, as well as a leading producer of social media content for the horseracing industry.