By Sean Cronin
1st-NAA, €16,500, Mdn, 7-8, 2yo, 6fT, 1:13.97, gd.
+SEAHENGE (c, 2, Scat Daddy–Fools in Love {SW-US, $240,746}, by Not For Love) raced in a handy sixth through the initial fractions of this first go. Shaken up with a quarter mile remaining, the 6-1 chance was switched outside for a clear run passing the eighth pole and picked up in good style in the closing stages to deny Yulong Warrior (Street Cry {Ire}) by an ultimately snug neck in the shadows of the post. “He's very green and should improve when stepped up to seven furlongs or a mile,” said winning rider Donnacha O'Brien. “He just hung in behind horses a bit, which was greenness more than anything, but he did it nicely in the finish. He'll have to improve, but could be a stakes horse.” The $750,000 KEESEP yearling is the third scorer from as many foals to race out of the stakes-winning Fools In Love (Not For Love) and is a half-brother to GIII Dania Beach S. third Urban Bourbon (City Zip) and Listed Weber City Miss S. third Frank's Folly (Mineshaft). He is also half to a yearling colt by Exchange Rate and a colt foal by Honor Code. Fools In Love is kin to three black-type performers headed by MGSW GII Louisiana Derby and GII Risen Star S. victor International Star (Fusaichi Pegasus), from a family featuring GSW sires Halory Hunter (Jade Hunter) and Van Nistelrooy (Storm Cat). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $11,591. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-K & G Stables (KY); T-Aidan O'Brien.[bullet ad=”lanes-end-sales-grad”][bullet ad=”us-bred-ky-bred-keen-grad”]
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