Hoppertunity (c, 3, Any Given Saturday–Refugee, Unaccounted For), a $300,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, was fifth on debut going seven panels here after a slow start and wide trip Jan. 4. Let go at 6-1 for this second attempt, the bay sat in a tracking third on the rail through opening splits of :23.12 and :46.75. He powered clear in the stretch to win by a definitive three lengths over Snuggley Bear (Sharp Humor). The winner is a half to Executiveprivilege (First Samurai), MGISW, $999,000. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $34,720. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Pengram, Watson, & Weitman. B-Betz, DJ Stable, Kidder, J. Betz, Robenalt-(KY).
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