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Fall meet opens at Churchill Downs

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Posted on November 1, 2009 at 6:02 PM

Updated Sunday, Nov 1 at 7:39 PM

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Sassy Image beat Decelerator by two lengths Sunday in the $115,900 Pocahontas as the 21-day fall meet opened at Churchill Downs.

Ridden by Robby Albarado and trained by Dale Romans, Sassy Image covered the mile on a "fast" main track in 1:38.63 in the race for 2-year-old fillies.

Sassy Image returned $6.20, $3.40 and $2.80, while Decelerator paid $7.20 and $6. All Due Respect paid $8.80 to show.

The victory was worth $66,828, increasing Sassy Image's career total to $147,512.

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