4th-WOL, £15,000, Cond, 3-25, 2yo, 5f 20y (AWT), 1:00.78, st.
+SUTTER COUNTY (GB) (c, 2, Invincible Spirit {Ire}–Rio Osa {Aus} {MSW-Aus, $193,461}, by Canny Lad {Aus}), sent off the 3-1 second favourite, broke alertly from his wide stall and crossed over to track the early pace in second. Allowed to stride to the front with a quarter mile remaining, the homebred drew clear to win, eased down, by nine lengths from Stringybark Creek (GB) (Bushranger {Ire}). The talented dam is not only a full-sister to Preserve (Aus), the G1 VRC Sires' Produce S. heroine who later produced the dual group winner Safeguard (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) and group-placed Shaumari (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro), but also a half to Darley's G1 Golden Rose-winning sire Denman (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $13,735. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Darley (GB); T-Mark S. Johnston.
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