Gin Gin Reverses Form for Walsh, Strolls Home in the Doubledogdare

Keeneland: Gin Gin upsets Doubledogdare at 38-1 odds

Gin Gin, the longest price on the board at 38-1, shot to the front going into the final turn and drew off to a 5 1/4-length victory over Tarifa in the 30th running of the $350,000 Doubledogdare (G3) for fillies and mares Friday afternoon.Trained by Brendan Walsh for owner-breeder Calumet Farm and ridden by Jose Ortiz, Gin Gin completed the 1 1/16 miles on a fast main track in 1:45.15. It is the second victory in the race for Ortiz, who won the 2…

Gin Gin Reverses Form for Walsh, Strolls Home in the Doubledogdare

Good first impressions are a must in most professional situations, and Gin Gin (Hightail) stepped up in a big way for new trainer Brendan Walsh when she dominated the GIII Baird Doubledogdare Stakes at Keeneland Friday evening. Previously in the barn of Brad Cox, she had a stakes win in New York to her credit in 2024 by way of the Busanda Stakes at Aqueduct in mid-January, but went winless for the rest of the season including a start in the GI K…