Scat Daddy Colt Graduates at Del Mar

7th-DMR, $53,500, Msw, 11-29, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:16.57, ft.
ARABIAN LEOPARD (c, 2, Scat Daddy–Antoinette, by Silver Hawk), off the board in his previous four trips to the post, was coming off the best finish of his career when fourth going one mile over the Del Mar turf Nov. 8. He prepped for this fifth outing with a best-of-22 four furlongs at Santa Anita Nov. 20 in :46 2/5. Sent off at 7-1, the dark bay colt was away alertly and chased the pacesetters down the backstretch from fourth while three off the rail. He inched closer on the turn, stuck his head in front after a half in :45.65 and kicked clear to win by 1 1/2 lengths over Bistraya (Haynesfield). The 4-5 favorite Hoffenheim (Midnight Lute) lacked early speed in his second start and raced near the back of the field. He made rapid progress on the turn, came five wide into the stretch and closed late to get up for third. Arabian Leopard is a half-brother to Notassharpasuthink (Sharp Humor, SP, $173,3939). The colt, who RNA'd for $145,000 at the 2014 FTKOCT sale, was first to set a new auction record during this year's OBS June sale, when bringing a final bid of $575,000 after working a quarter in :20 4/5. He was bred by Doug Arnold, Jr., who sold the juvenile at OBS through Steve Venosa's SGV Thoroughbreds, and he is out of Antoinette (Silver Hawk), a mare Arnold purchased for $19,000 at the 2008 Keeneland January sale. (TDN story from 6-17-15) Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 5-1-0-0, $39,810.
O-Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum; B-Douglas S. Arnold (KY); T-Bob Baffert.
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