Joseph V. Shields Jr.’s Elevenses earned her first career stakes victory Saturday, coming with a steady run down the center of the track to catch stubborn long shot Onebrethatatime and win the $75,000 Any Limit at Gulfstream Park.
The fifth running of the Any Limit for 3-year-old fillies was the first of two stakes on a 13-race program that included the $100,000 Hutcheson (G3) for 3-year-olds going six furlongs.
Heavily favored at 1-9, Elevenses ($2.20) finished up in 1:11.89 over a fast main track to beat Onebrethatatime by three-quarters of a length. It was another 4 ¼ lengths back to Twice Around, followed by Roses in the South and Di Maria.
Her victory was a special one for the connections of Elevenses. The Any Limit is named for Shields’ homebred multiple graded-stakes winner that was trained by the late Hall of Fame horseman Allen Jerkens. His son, Jimmy, trains Elevenses.
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