Omaha Beach Colt Desert Gate Impregnable On Debut At Santa Anita

2nd-Santa Anita, $58,800, Msw, 6-13, 2yo, 5f, :57.35, ft, 2 1/4 lengths.
DESERT GATE (c, 2, Omaha Beach–Theogony {SW-Can, SW & MGSP-USA, $404,544}, by Curlin), who was facing three others for this debut, tracked pacesetter Acknowledgemeplz (Bucchero) up the backstretch. Moving rather effortlessly to the outside, the colt collared his rival around the far turn as the pair separated themselves from the other two entries. Desert Gate suddenly hit the accelerator entering the lane and powered away nicely to graduate by 2 1/4 lengths. The winner's dam is responsible for a yearling colt by Medaglia d'Oro and she was bred back to that sire for this past season. Sales History: $125,000 Wlg '23 KEENOV; $100,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP; $260,000 2yo '25 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $36,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman; B-Twin Oaks Bloodstock (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

DESERT GATE ($2.80) debuts successfully under @JJHernandezS19 in @santaanitapark race 2. The two-year-old by @spendthriftfarm's Omaha Beach is trained by @BobBaffert.

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