Sea The Stars’s Bellum Justum Bridges The Gap In Nashville Derby

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King Power Racing's BELLUM JUSTUM (IRE) (c, 3, Sea The Stars {Ire}–Natural Beauty {GB}, by Oasis Dream {GB}) was the recipient of a letter-perfect steer from Frankie Dettori, split horses with less than a quarter-mile to race and held off a rails rally from GI Saratoga Derby hero Carson's Run (Cupid) to take the GIII DK Horse Nashville Derby Invitational at Kentucky Downs. Last to make the first corner with a short run from the start, Bellum Justum was no better than third-last turning down the backstretch, but was asked to steadily improve with a middle move along the insidd to be ahead of mid-division as they took the run up the hill. Settled in about fifth position entering the second turn, Bellum Justum was held together in the false straight, and when a gap materialized between pacesetting Navy Seal (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Abrumar (Divisidero) leaving the quarter pole, Bellum Justum went on the attack, pinched a bit of a break and held sway as Carson's Run tried him up the fence. Rothschild (Uncle Mo) was a longshot third. Bellum Justum becomes the 78th worldwide graded/group winner for the outstanding Sea The Stars. Sales history: 375,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 9-3-2-1. O-King Power Racing Co Ltd; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited; T-Andrew Balding.

 

Big win for favored #6 BELLUM JUSTUM in the $3,100,000 Nashville Derby Invitational (G3)!

The Irish-bred son of Sea the Stars scored under @FrankieDettori for Andrew Balding. Carson's Run finished second, Rothschild third. pic.twitter.com/Ae5dNB2EL7

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