10th-Gulfstream, $42,000, Msw, 8-31, 2yo, f, 1m 70y (AWT) (off turf), 1:43.63, ft, 1/2 length.
DANDONA (f, 2, Tiz the Law–Tulsa Queen {SW & GSP-Can, SW-USA, $211,381}, by Cactus Ridge) was a pricey in-training purchase this past spring and she started her career on the tapeta after this maiden was rained off the turf course. Given 2-5 favoritism on the back of two bullets from her last three works, the filly was content to watch the race unfold from the back of the pack as pacesetters rolled through :23.59 and a half in :47.06. Moving into contention on the bend and vying for control in upper stretch, Dandona had challengers on all sides as she led them home in the final sixteenth, but she held on by a half-length over That Police (Tiz the Law).
The victress is the second winner from as many offspring on the ground for Tulsa Queen, herself a frequent face on the Canadian stakes circuit in her racing years. The mare produced a yearling filly by Cyberknife but missed for her 2025 covering to Bolt d'Oro. Dandona sold for a tag befitting royalty, $1.05-million, after she blitzed through a furlong in :9.4 at OBS April this year. Sales history: $70,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT; $1,050,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Tagermeen Racing; B-Spotted Pony Stables LLC (KY); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr..
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