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Twenty Percent stamped himself as one to watch with an impressive debut score here. The dark bay, a $45,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, geared up for this by firing a best-of-19 three-furlong bullet in :35 at Santa Anita Mar. 17. Sent off at 6-1, he was outsprinted early in sixth through an opening quarter in :21.45....
Pazolini was jostled after the break of his debut and finished a wide seventh at Saratoga Aug. 3. Getting Lasix for the first time, the 2-1 chance was away well and rated four wide at the back of the field through the early stages. The $875,000 FTFMAR purchase circled the field on the bend, cruised...
My Miss Sophia set the pace, but was passed late when second over 5 1/2 furlongs at this track in her Feb. 9 debut. The 1-2 favorite dawdled slightly at the break, but recovered quickly and took up a stalking position leaving the chute. Third while racing along the rail through a quarter in :23.11,...
A $320,000 FTMMAY juvenile purchase, Bayern was bet down to 4-5 favoritism for his Jan. 4 debut going seven furlongs over this main track and dueled on a strong pace before stretching away to graduate by a widening 3 1/4 lengths. His work since then had been exemplary, including a race-like six furlongs from the...
Nashoba's Gold, who sported some strong local works on the main track here and boasted a super-talented half-sister in these connections' ill-fated Nashoba's Key (Silver Hawk), MGISW, $1,252,090, took late action down to 3-1 at the off. Breaking quickly from her rail draw, the grey was reined in by Joe Talamo–Nashoba's Key's regular rider–to track...
Diversy Harbor, sent off at 5-1 in this unveiling, was shuffled back in the field going down the hill while racing off the rail behind fractions of :22.03 and :43.88. Second to last at the top of the lane, the bay filly was angled out some 10 wide by Gary Stevens and unleashed a furious...
There may be the better part of three months before Australia's best 2-year-olds battle for the world's richest juvenile purse in the G1 Golden Slipper S., but there is already a strong favorite for the race following a virtuoso debut performance from Rubick (Aus) (c, 2, Encosta de Lago {Aus}–Sliding Cube {Aus} {GSW-Aus}, by Rock of...
Texas Ryano, dismissed at 24-1 in this debut, broke a tad awkwardly and was in no hurry as he trailed the field going under the wire the first time. He was well back behind fractions of :22.34 and :45.88. Still last at the top of the lane, he was forced to wait for running room...
<a href="https://lanesend.com/tonalist " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tonalist</a> finished fourth on debut behind two fellow Tapits–Matterhorn and Harpoon–going a mile at the Big A Nov. 16. Adding blinkers and Lasix for this second attempt, the 7-2 shot was hard ridden from his rail draw, but took up a mid-pack spot down the backside while kept off the inside by Joe Bravo. Unleashing...
<a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horses/constitution.html " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Constitution</a> entered this hot-looking maiden with quite the reputation, and though the even-money shot's debut started off inauspiciously, it ended with plenty of promise. Last from the gate, the $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling tugged his way up a wide-open rail all the way into second to press Juba (<a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>) through splits of :22.63 and :44.82....
Cassatt was hammered down to 70 cents on the dollar for top connections and gave her backers a few anxious moments when locked away in traffic on the turn in this sophomore debut. But she punched through from between rivals entering the final furlong and finished full of run to prove a handy 4 1/4-length...
Peace and Justice won like a good thing to justify 3-1 favoritism first up over yielding Belmont sod in June, but disappointed in his next two allowance tries, finishing eighth both at the Spa Aug. 10 and back in Elmont Oct. 2 while displaying some signs of mental immaturity. He had turned in a series...
