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Albaugh Family Stables' Catching Freedom (c, 3, Constitution–Catch My Drift, by Pioneerof the Nile), the 8-5 favorite, kicked off his sophomore campaign in style with a late-running victory in the Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn Park Monday. The bay colt was unhurried early and settled well off the pace behind fractions of :23.02 and :47.01. He inched closer along the rail on the far turn, tipped out for running room approaching the stretch and rolled up four wide into the lane. Just to his inside off the turn was Just Steel (Justify), who grabbed command at midstretch, while Catching Freedom dawdled while racing greenly in the center of the track. Catching Freedom straightened out and quickened powerfully to inhale Just Steel late and strode clear to a two-length victory. He completed the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.59 and earned 10 points towards a berth in the GI Kentucky Derby.

A $575,000 Keeneland September yearling, Catching Freedom debuted with a 3 3/4-length victory going one mile at Churchill Oct. 1 and was coming off a troubled fourth-place effort in a 1 1/16-mile optional claimer in Louisville Dec. 9. He is a half-brother to last year's GII Ohio Derby runner-up Bishops Bay (Uncle Mo). Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0.

O-Albaugh Family Stables LLC. B-WinStar Farm LLC (Ky). T-Brad Cox.

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