Arabian lion understand the mission on May 20 in the $99,000 Sir Barton Stakes at Racecourse Pimlico. The son of justification led from start to finish over four other 3-year-olds in the 1/16-mile race.
Guided by Hall of Famer John Velazquez, the chestnut pony crossed the easy fractions of: 24.47 in the first quarter and a half with a score of: 48.13 and crossed the rope with a score of 1: 41.13 four miles ahead. Bob LaPenta, e Five Racing Purebred and Madaket Stables’ Tapit .’s Conquest and Fern Circle Stables and Magdalena Racing’s Denington second and third respectively, followed by Sheriff Ronnie Campaigned by Designated Hitters Racing, and Hamilton Smith’s feeling dizzy .
The Arabian Lion, much favored, paid $2.80 to win with a $2 bet. He finished runner-up in the April 15 Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland.
“I should have let him run in Preakness! I don’t think he could lose at Lexington. I think that race helped him and I want to give him another run in about two laps, ” Coach Bob Baffert said. “He’s a nice horse, a smaller version of Justify, and I think he’s just starting to wake up.
“What I saw today, at the time was impressive. Belmont (Stakes, G1) would be a possibility for him.”
Belmont, the third leg of the Triple Crown, is a 1-and-a-half mile race on June 10.
The Arab Lion’s victory led to tragedy for the Hall of Fame harmonizer. Two races later, his sprinter Havnamemeldown was euthanized after suffering a catastrophic injury during Chick Lang Stakes (G3).
Saturday’s victory gave Baffert a fourth point in the second match of Sir Barton and Velazquez.
Velazquez said: “I wanted to keep his mind running because he went all the way and started drifting out. “He’s changed a lot from the two starts before I rode him. Looks like he doesn’t want to go two turns, he’s a different horse after two back starts.”
Saturday’s win was the foal’s first stake win and marked his first win for owner Zedan Racing Stables since he first won the special weight class on 9 May. 10 times Santa Anita . Park. As a West Coast delivery man, his other start this year was at Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3), where he picked up pace and finished last in four behind his steady buddy. new gate .
The son of the 2018 Triple Crown winner, is out of the bet amount Non constraint , it was bred in Kentucky by Bonne Chance Farm. Consigned last year by Hidden Brook for the Ocala Breeders Sales Company Spring Sale for 2-year-olds in training, he sold dealer Gary Young to Zedan Racing Stables for a price. 600,000 dollars.
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Cheetara All Grit in Skipat Stakes
Cheetara wins Skipat Stakes
Imported from Chile cheetaran newspaper ($36 paid to win) got up late in the $100,000 Skipat Stakes to give Stud Los Leones owner a six-hair long-hair test on fillets and neck mares. 6 year old long-legged dad mare regrouped from the back half of the yard under Vincent Cheminaud’s, begin Olivia love And I am my boss , in second and third place respectively. The Ignacio Correas-trained winner timed 1:09.95 on the fast track.
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Beer Can Man grabs Jim McKay Turf Sprint
Beer Can Man beat Jim McKay Turf Sprint
Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables, and Sterling Stables’ Salty canned beer ($9) won the $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint, which spans five races, timed: 55.56 on hard courts. Favourite nothing better And coppola tested in second and third place, respectively. Flavien Prat was the previous 3rd place winner for coach Philip D’Amato.
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Nagirroc beats rivals in James W. Murphy Stakes
Nagirroc beat James W. Murphy Stakes
Skillfully overcome Prat’s scramble for the top spot, Nagirroc went after setting speed Funtastic again in the second and tied for 3 1/4 of the $100,000 James W. Murphy Stakes.
1st grade, 3rd grade winner, Nagirroc, 3 years old meadow pony, ran a mile on hard court in 1:33.11 on grass sure made a quick time all afternoon. He gave Prat his third win on the card and coach Graham Motion a second. Nagirroc Races ($4) for owners of Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables and Bill Strauss.
Funtastic Once again holding second place round the sewer in third place.
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