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Man of Iron wins Breeders' Marathon

ARCADIA, Calif. (UPI) -- Man of Iron got through along the rail in the stretch run and just nipped Cloudy's Knight at the wire Friday to win the $500,000 Breeders' Cup Marathon.

With Johnny Murtagh riding, Man of Iron stayed behind a measured pace in the 1 3/4-mile race. Once Cloudy's Knight got to the lead turning for home, Murtagh sent Man of Iron through on the inside, opened a lead and then just withstood a second effort by the 9-year-old Cloudy's Knight. The favorite, Mastery, finished third, lacking a late punch.

Man of Iron, a 3-year-old son of Giant's Causeway, ran his last three races over artificial surfaces in Ireland, similar to the Pro-Ride surface at Santa Anita. Kentucky-bred Man of Iron now has four wins in 10 lifetime starts. All of his previous races were in Ireland.

Aidan O'Brien is the winning trainer.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 11/06/2009

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