Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted November 25, 2018 Journalists Share Posted November 25, 2018 FLYING SCOTSMAN (r, 2, English Channel–Padmore, by French Deputy), the even-money favorite for the six-horse GIII Cecil B. DeMille S. at Del Mar Sunday, justified the public’s confidence with a romping victory. Third sprinting on the local lawn Aug. 8, the Calumet homebred stretched out effectively to don cap and gown by a nose going this distance at Santa Anita Sept. 29. He sat in a clear second early as Vantastic (Dialed In) showed the way through splits of :23.02 and :46.92. The chestnut turned up the heat on the frontrunner midway around the bend, seized command in upper stretch and bounded away with powerful strides to put a five-length gap between he and the competition at the wire. Rijeka (Ire) (Roderic O’Connor {Ire}) edged Vantastic for second. The winner is a half-brother to Leigh Court (Grand Slam), Ch. 3yo Filly-Can, MGISW, $778,793; Barracks Road (Elusive Quality), MSW, $369,645; King of Sydney (Diesis {GB}), GSW-Ger & GSP-Fr; Star Hill (Elusive Quality), MGSP, $246,393; and Saturday’s GIII Discovery S. fourth Bon Raison (Raison d’Etat), SP, $150,200. His second dam is English SW/GSP Double Lock (GB) (Home Guard), herself the dam of two group winners. Padmore, who was purchased by Brad Kelley’s Bluegrass Hall while carrying Star Hill at the 2012 Keeneland January sale, produced another Elusive Quality colt in 2017. After failing to get in foal last year, she visited Bal a Bali (Brz) earlier this term. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1. O/B-Calumet Farm (Ky). T-Jerry Hollendorfer. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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