Massachusetts Handicap - Commentator

Heavily favored Commentator won the 66th Massachusetts Handicap by 14 lengths on Saturday, beating an overmatched field over 1 1-8 miles at Suffolk Downs. Commentator earned $300,000 for his record MassCap victory, boosting his career earnings to more than $1.8 million. The win also places him in the top-10 nationwide in purse earnings in 2008. By winning Massachusetts Handicap, Commentator won a berth in the Breeders' Cup Classic, but Zito, who sang the praises of the Suffolk Downs dirt racing surface, said he would wait before making a decision whether to send Commentator to Santa Anita for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Zito is also an outspoken critic of artificial racing surfaces, such as the one recently installed at Santa Anita.
Trainer: Nicholas P. Zito
Owner: Tracy Farmer
2008 Record: 5-4-1-0
2008 Earnings: $1,025,700

Suffolk Downs Results and Payouts 
$500,000 Massachusetts Handicap
Pgm    Horse              Win    Place    Show 
2      Commentator       2.20     2.20    2.20 
3      Won Awesome Dude           4.60    3.00 
4      Cuba                               2.80 
$2 Exacta (2-3) Paid $9.00, $2 Trifecta (2-3-4) 
Paid $28.60, $1 Superfecta (2-3-4-6) Paid $21.30