Off right at her morning-line odds of 5-1, West Point Thoroughbreds and William Sandbrook's Pillar of Beauty (f, 2, Caracaro–Port Marazion, by Point of Entry) took a gap at the fence at midstretch and outfinished the once-raced Elenique (Leinster) to open her account stylishly at first asking in the opening race Saturday afternoon at Gulfstream Park.
Bought back on a bid of just $16,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale, Pillar of Beauty was entered for, but scratched from the OBS March Sale and was re-routed for the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale about two months later. She was put through an energetic gallop at Timonium and impressed enough bidders to attract a hammer price of $200,000.
Off to an alert beginning from gate two, the bay filly led for a stride or two from between rivals very early on before coming back to Junior Alvarado and finding the box seat from third.
Just short of running room when the real running was about to begin approaching the eighth pole, Pillar of Beauty was angled down to the inside and was able to sustain her momentum, doing her best work through the line to graduate comfortably when all was said and done.
From the female family of MGSW & MGISP Pomeroys Pistol, the dam of sire Thousand Words (Pioneerof the Nile), Pillar of Beauty has a yearling full-brother and his dam is due to Crestwood's Stage Raider for 2026.
1st-Gulfstream, $42,300, Msw, 12-20, 2yo, f, 5fT, :55.10, fm, 1 1/4 lengths.
PILLAR OF BEAUTY (f, 2, Caracaro–Port Marazion, by Point of Entry) jumped just north of her 5-1 morning line Sales history: $16,000 RNA Ylg '24 KEESEP; $200,000 2yo '25 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-West Point Thoroughbreds & William Sandbrook; B-Pope McLean, Marc McLean & Pope McLean Jr (KY); T-William I Mott.
PILLAR OF BEAUTY ($12.60) squeezes through the rail under @JuniorandKellyA to win on debut at @GulfstreamPark for trainer Bill Mott and owners @westpointtbred and William Sandbrook. Congratulations to the connections with this 2YO filly by Caracaro who stands at @CrestwoodKY. pic.twitter.com/Smn3J0qpoE
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