In Start Number Two, Quality Road’s Integration Upsets Virginia Derby

[Wandering Eyes]

The least experienced of the nine 3-year-olds signed on for Saturday's GIII New Kent County Virginia Derby, with only a maiden victory–albeit a smashing one–to his success, West Poit Thoroughbreds and Woodford Racing's INTEGRATION (c, 3, Quality Road–Harmonize, by Scat Daddy) grabbed heavily favored Program Trading (GB) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) with less than a furlong to go and came away to an impressive victory in new course-record time. Well-backed at 67-10 despite his overall lack of seasoning, the $700,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga purchase took up a position in the latter third of the field behind a decent pace and was quietly ridden through the middle stages of the nine-furlong affair. Asked to improve leaving the three-eighths pole, he snuck into contention, following the move of the GI Saratoga Derby hero into the stretch. Pulled to the outside off the home corner, Integration found extra entering the final furlong, drew alongside the chalk with about 100 yards to race and edged clear. Sales history: $700,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG. O-West Point Thoroughbreds & Woodford Thoroughbreds; B-Larkin Armstrong (KY); T-Shug McGaughey.

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