Son of Bernardini Overcomes Wide Journey at Belmont

4th-BEL, $75,000, Msw, 9-12, 2yo, 1m, 1:37.84, ft. SAIL AHOY (c, 2, Bernardini–Matlacha Pass, by Seeking the Gold) rallied late to finish a well-beaten third in a GI Travers S. day maiden sprint at the Spa Aug. 29, and was given a 7-2 chance in this stretch out attempt. Racing without Lasix, the regally bred half to Pine Island (Arch), MGISW, $666,800; and Point of Entry (Dynaformer), MGISW, $2,494,490, caboosed the field early before unleashing what seemed like an ambitious five-wide move along the bend. One of five battling it out in the lane, the bay kept on grinding it out over the top to defeat Deserved (Flatter) by a short head in 1:37.84. According to Trakus data, the winner covered 26 feet (approximately three lengths) more than the runner-up. Sail Ahoy’s dam is a full to GISW Pleasant Home (Seeking the Gold), and his third dam is blue Hen Maplejinsky. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $54,300. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O/B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III.