7th-DMR, $72,180, Msw, 8-28, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:03.67, ft.
+VAI (f, 2, Tapizar–North Cork, by Doneraile Court) earned a frontrunning victory at first asking over the Del Mar strip, upsetting a heavily-bet Bob Baffert runner in the process. Breaking sharply at 8-1, the big bay dueled for early command through a :21.88 quarter-mile. Shaking away from her pace companion midway on the far turn, Vai soon encountered the two-pronged attack of 50-1 longshot Bernina Star (Harlan's Holiday) and 2-5 favorite Jeweled (Sidney's Candy), but shrugged those two off once switching leads and came home a 2 1/4-length victress over the former. Jeweled, who was bet to 4-5 in American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) full-sister American Cleopatra's 'TDN Rising Star'-earning maiden win July 31, flattened to be third. The winner's dam is a half to MGSW/GISP High Limit (Maria's Mon). Her third dam, Intentional Move (Tentam), is a half to MGSW millionaire Gold Mover (Gold Fever) and GISW Dance Teacher (Smarten). Sales History: $47,000 Ylg '15 BAROCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $46,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Dan & Tanya Freeman & William Strauss; B-Richard Barton Enterprises (CA); T-Mark Glatt.
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