Demander Graduates at Gulfstream

7th-GPX, $39,000, Msw, 3yo, 1m, 1:35 3/5, ft. 
DEMANDER (c, 3, Yes It’s True–Bootery, by Storm Boot), a half brother to the same connections’ Neck ‘n Neck (Flower Alley), MGSW, $712,852, ran a sneaky-good fourth in his debut sprinting at Ellis last August, but had been off since. Making his 3-year-old bow with the addition of Lasix, the chestnut was in no hurry in eighth as C J’s Awesome (Awesome Again) got to the half in :46 flat. Demander began to make up ground with a wide move under Alex Solis and ran down Sassicaia (Bernardini)–the $1.6 million FTFMAR topper from last year–to win by a half-length. C J’s Awesome held third. Sales history: $80,000 yrl ’12 KEESEP; $150,000 2yo 2013 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $24,875.Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. 
O/B-A Stevens Miles Jr (KY). T-Ian R Wilkes.