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Posté: Ven Nov 17, 2017 4:22 pmNEW YORK -- Heavily favored Flintshire lost for the first time this season, with Ectot winning the $500,000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic by five lengths Saturday at Belmont Park. Sale Air Max 2018 .Ectot, a 9-1 shot, set the pace for the 1+ miles over the rain-softened course in a race with only four runners. Flintshire, the 1-5 choice, rallied under Javier Castellano on the final turn but was no match for the pace-setter.I was surprised because I think he is one of the best horses in the country, Castellano said. It was really soft ground and heavy. I think he didnt like it much.The Hirsch was one of five stakes on the first of two Super Saturdays at Belmont Park featuring Breeders Cup prep races.Ectot paid $20.80 and $4.40. Flintshire was second, ending his string of Grade 1 victories at three. He returned $2.10. There was no show betting.The victory gave Ectot, a 5-year-old trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Jose Ortiz, a spot in the $4 million Turf on Nov. 5 at Santa Anita.Ectot joined the Pletcher barn this year after starting his career in Europe. He was winless in two modest starts this season before the Hirsch upset.He went off form in his last few starts in Europe but came to us in great condition, Pletcher said. His races leading up to this were sneaky good and he seemed to be improving.Improving all the way to the Breeders Cup.Todays race was a big step, Pletcher said. We dont anticipate well get a lot of rain in California but, at the same time, hes run well on firm ground.Twilight Eclipse was third, followed by Money Multiplier.In other stakes results: Joking ($10 to win) earned the other guaranteed Breeders Cup spot with a dramatic rally in the mud to take the $350,000 Vosburgh for sprinters.It was the first Grade 1 victory for both owner-trainer Charlton Baker and jockey Manny Franco.He used to be a horse that was always jittery, Baker said. Hes gotten calmer as hes gotten older. The price, when I got him for $20,000, I thought was a bargain.It was the fourth straight win for the 7-year-old gelding, who is now heading to the $1.5 million Breeders Cup Sprint.- Forever Unbridled ($3.50) cruised to a commanding victory under a hand ride by Joel Rosario to take the $400,000 Beldame for fillies and mares.The 4-year-old filly trained by Dallas Stewart got her third win in five stakes starts this season.- Paulassilverlining ($5.60) rallied six wide in the stretch to beat Quezon by three quarters of a length in the $300,000 Gallant Bloom for filly and mare sprinters.It was the fourth win in seven starts this season for the 4-year-old trained by Michelle Nevin.- The $200,000 Pilgrim, the other turf stakes on the card, also went to a frontrunner as Oscar Performance ($5.40) romped to a six-length victory in the race for 2-year-olds.The colt logged his second win in three starts. 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SAINT-GERVAIS-LES-BAINS, France -- A gastronomical, sporting and cultural glance at Stage 19 of the Tour de France on Friday:REGION: The short 146-kilometer (91-mile) stage from Albertville to Saint-Gervais featured four climbs highlighted by the beyond-category Montee de Bisanne located 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the finish -- making its Tour debut -- and the uphill conclusion to the Evasion Mont Blanc ski resort in the Haute-Savoie region in the shadows of Mont Blanc.BAGUETTE AND BUTTER: Rain and crashes wreaked havoc as overall leader Chris Froome crashed and Romain Bardet posted the first French victory at this years race. Froome quickly borrowed a teammates bike and kept his then-torn yellow jersey after crossing the finish line 36 seconds behind Bardet, who climbed to second overall. Froome holds a lead of 4 minutes, 11 seconds over Bardet, with two-time runner-up Nairo Quintana of Colombia moving up to third, 4:27 back.PLAT DU JOUR: Crozets. Made with wheat and/or buckwheat, the pasta of the Savoie is cut into small, flat and square pieces. Perfect when served with onions sauteed in Savoie butter with grated Tomme or Beaufort cheese, plus the local diots (sausages).CULTURE: The Annecy International Animation Film Festival was created in 1960 and is held each June in Annecy, the largest city of the Haute-Savoie.VIN DU JOUR: Mondeuse red wines from the Savoie are made with grapes bearing the same name that are very similar to Syrah. Nike Air Max 2018 Discount. The result is a powerful and aromatic beverage with notes of cherries and black pepper.HISTORY: Albertville, host city for the 1992 Winter Olympics, was last used as the start of a Tour stage in 2012. French rider Pierre Rolland won the stage in La Toussuire with a solo breakaway after crashing on a descent. Rolland also crashed in Fridays stage, recovering to cross 32nd.STAT OF THE DAY: 66. The number of seconds separating second-place Romain Bardet from fifth-place Richie Porte in the overall standings -- setting up a big fight for the podium positions in Saturdays final competitive stage in the Alps.QUOTE OF THE DAY: Im lucky that nothing is seriously injured. I just lost a bit of skin. overall leader Chris Froome after crashing on a slippery descent.DESSERT: Tomme de Savoie cheese. Made with cows milk, this semi-firm variety is the only French cheese to be divided by levels of fat.NEXT ORDER: Stage 20 on Saturday is the final stage in the Alps before the mostly ceremonial finale on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Sunday. The stage follows a 146.5 (91-mile) route over four climbs from Megeve to Morzine. From the top of the beyond-category Col de Joux Plane there is a long, technical and high-speed descent to Morzine. 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