Thursday's Racing Insights: With Race Return In The Offing, Built To Run Again At Fair Grounds

7th-FG, $56K, OC50k/n2x, 3yo/up, 6f, 4:45 p.m. ET.
In last year's Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds, BUILT (Hard Spun) went gate to wire and won by 6 3/4 lengths for Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. After running through the rest of the Louisiana series, the colt bypassed the Derby and opted for the GII Pat Day Mile, finishing well-beaten. Now ready to return to the races in New Orleans he will have the services of Jareth Loveberry.

Initially an $82,000 Keeneland September grad, Eclipse acquired Built for $260,000 at the 2024 OBS April sale. The Wayne Catalano trainee is out of Sea Garden (Curlin), who was taken home by Finn Green for $600,000 at the recent Keeneland November sale while in foal to Practical Joke. This dam is a half-sister to Canadian GSW Glenville Gardens. (Street Cry {Ire}). TJCIS PPS

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