8th-KEE, $48,830, Msw, 4-28, 2yo, f, 4 1/2f, :51.16, ft.
+LIGHTNING DOVE (f, 2, Uncle Mo–Thunders Dove {MSW & GSP, $287,715}, by Thunderello) registered a quartet of three-furlong breezes over the local strip and proved more than well-prepared for this career unveiling. The bay outbroke the field and immediately opened up a two length advantage through a quarter-mile in :22.64. Bracing for a challenge from Makealittlelove (Warrior's Reward) along the rail turning for home, Lightning Dove switched leads and shut the door on that rival in midstretch, striding clear to score by 3 3/4 lengths despite racing a bit erratically in the final furlong. The homebred winner hails from the extended family of graded stakes winner and sire With Distinction (Storm Cat). Thunders Dove was most recently bred back to Uncle Mo. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $30,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O/B-Windmill Manor Farm, Inc. (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward.
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