Kaleem Shah and Bob Baffert, who teamed up to take Saturday's GII Best Pal S. with 'TDN Rising Star' Klimt (Quality Road), unveiled another promising youngster in +AMERICAN GAL (f, 2, Concord Point–American Story {GSP, $189,200}, by Ghostzapper), who dueled through quick fractions and turned back a perfect-trip challenger for a good-looking first-out score. Taking all of the late money to go off at 7-5, the bay battled for early command with Grand Prix (Tale of the Cat) through a sizzling quarter-mile in :21.54. Discarding that one midway on the far turn, Americal Gal soon encountered a strong bid from Partyinthepaddock (Harlan's Holiday), who sat the garden trip in third off the dueling leaders. That one appeared ready to win off, but the homebred favorite bravely stiff-armed her in early stretch and stayed on sharply to graduate by 1 3/4 lengths in 1:03.27. The winner's graded stakes-placed dam is a half to G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen hero Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown) and MGISW Seventh Street (Street Cry {Ire}), who is also the dam of 'TDN Rising Star' Marking (Bernardini). American Gal has a yearling full-brother named American All Star and a weanling full-sister named America's Starlet. American Story was bred back to Bayern this term. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $37,800. O/B-Kaleem Shah Inc.; T-Bob Baffert.
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