Friday, January 06, 2012
After finishing second in his two previous starts, Hand I Was Dealt won a $22,000 maiden special racing a flat mile at Turfway Park on Jan. 6. The 3-year-old by A. P. Warrior sat second behind the pacesetter before taking over coming into the stretch and drawing off to score by 2 1/4 lengths. The Kentucky-bred colt collected $13,200 for his initial victory.