6th-SAR, $83,000, Msw, 8-7, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:03.65, ft.
+CHERRY LODGE, f, 2, Bernardini
1st Dam: Wilshewed, by Carson City
2nd Dam: So Cozy, by Lyphard
3rd Dam: Special Warmth, by Lucky Mike
Gainesway Stable's Cherry Lodge confirmed some glowing workout reports and strong betting support with a quality first-out maiden score at Saratoga to become the latest 'TDN Rising Star'. Bet down to a nickel below 3-2, the bay broke sharply and showed the way through a :21.97 quarter-mile while pressed along by second choice Amapola (Broken Vow), who crossed the wire 9 3/4 lengths to the good in her Gulfstream debut before getting disqualified to sixth. The two of them entered a race of their own in the stretch, but Cherry Lodge stayed straight as a string along the inside as Amapola drifted about and the former held sway to prevail by three-quarters of a length. The winner is a full-sister to this barn's Gala Award, GSW, $258,044, and is a half to Stormello (Stormy Atlantic), GISW, $700,100, hero of the 2006 GI Hollywood Futurity as a 2-year-old, and My Best Brother (Stormy Atlantic), GSW, $363,392; Sales History: $450,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,800.[bullet ad=”valkyre-stud-foaled-raised-sold”][bullet ad=”valkyre-congrats”][bullet ad=”gainesway-purchased”] Click for the Equibase.com chart or Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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