Constitution wins Grade 1 Donn Handicap at Gulfstream (The Associated Press)
Constitution and Lea were both unbeaten at Gulfstream, so it was no surprise that they were the ones well in front entering the stretch of the Donn Handicap. Capping a monster day for trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey Javier Castellano, Constitution went wire-to-wire to win the Grade 1, $500,000 Donn on Saturday, beating Lea by three-quarters of a length after finishing 1 1/8 miles on Gulfstream’s dirt in 1:49.51. Constitution – last year’s Florida Derby winner who missed the Triple Crown races because of injury – improved to 4 for 4 at Gulfstream, returning $7.60 to his backers and pushing his earnings to just over $1 million in six career starts. ”It’s a speed horse,” said Castellano, Constitution’s jockey and a winner of four races Saturday to push his career victory total to 3,997.