Practical Joke’s Sexagenarian A Debut Winner At Ellis

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7th-Ellis, $71,000, Msw, 8-5, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04.84, ft, 3 3/4 lengths.
SEXAGENARIAN (c, 2, Practical Joke–Whats Yur Story, by Liaison), given a 6-1 chance facing seven rivals, had to stay wide behind pacesetter Correlation (Complexity) up the backstretch through fractions of :21.79 and :45.60. Looming large off the turn, he hit the front past the furlong marker with a wide bid and stayed away down the stretch to defeat a hard closing Zandvoort (Good Magic) by 3 3/4 lengths. Out of a half-sister to MGSW Sara Louise (Malibu Moon), herself the dam of both MGSP Nash (Medaglia d'Oro) and GSP Sara Street (Street Sense), and to the GSW dam of MGSW/GISP Forbidden Kingdom (American Pharoah), Sexagenarian has a yearling half-sister by Maclean's Music and a weanling half-sister by Speaker's Corner. Whats Yur Story was bred to Vekoma for 2025. Sales History: $70,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP; $70,000 2yo '24 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $42,505. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-Paradise Farms Corp., David Staudacher and Chase 'n Dreams Stable; B-Springhouse Farm, Ballysax Bloodstock & Lynn Lodge Stud (KY); T-Michael J. Maker.

 

#3 SEXAGENARIAN ($14.46) makes his move right before the stretch and pulls away nicely to win race 7 at Ellis Park. The 2yo son of Practical Joke was ridden by @jaimetorresjcky and is trained by Michael Maker.

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