By Ben Massam
7th-GP, $42k, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 3:32 p.m. EDT
Trainer Todd Pletcher must always be considered dangerous in maiden events at Gulfstream Park, and Wednesday's seventh race figures to be no exception. The meet's 13-time defending champion trainer is set to saddle two juveniles, including $1-million Fasig-Tipton Florida purchase EGYPTIAN HERO (Pioneerof the Nile), carrying the colors of the Coolmore partners. The dark bay caught the eye with a :10 1/5 breeze ahead of the March sale and has been drilling steadily at his trainer's Palm Beach Downs base since early October. From the extended family of MGISW Chaposa Springs (Kris S.) and GISW You and I (Kris S.), Egyptian Hero previously sold for $230,000 as a Keeneland September yearling to Hartley/De Renzo, who consigned the colt at the Florida Sale. Barnmate Hedge Fund (Super Saver), a WinStar Farm homebred half-brother to GII Charles Town Classic S.-winning millionaire Stanford (Malibu Moon), will break from one stall to his outside. Owned in partnership with China Horse Club and SF Racing, the chestnut has followed a similarly spaced work pattern to his stablemate. Hedge Fund's second dam is a half-sister to champion Johannesburg (Hennessy), from the deep family of influential sire Tale of the Cat (Storm Cat). TJCIS PPs
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