Uni Flies Late in Matriarch to Give Brown Barn Sweep of Weekend Grade Is

[Wandering Eyes]

UNI (GB) (f, 4, More Than Ready–Unaided {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) took advantage of a fast pace and came from the clouds to get up late and take the GI Matriarch S. Sunday at Del Mar, her first top-level triumph. The victory gave trainer Chad Brown a sweep of the weekend’s Grade I action after Raging Bull (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}) captured Saturday’s GI Hollywood Derby to go along with the barn’s score with Patternrecognition (Adios Charlie) in the GI Cigar Mile H. at Aqueduct. Earning her way to America with a score over males in the Prix Matchem last May at Maisons-Laffitte, the chestnut was third in the GI Belmont Oaks Invitational first-time U.S. and went one better in the GII Lake Placid S. before breaking through in the GII Sands Point S. Closing her sophomore campaign out with a fourth in the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S., she was unbeaten in three starts this season heading into Sunday, most recently annexing the GIII Noble Damsel S. Sept. 22 at Belmont. Let go at 28-5 here, Uni dropped back to run second-last, a good 20 lengths off the lead as Fahan Mura (English Channel) tore off through splits of :22.80 and :46.29. Coming alive on the latter half of the far turn, she spun eight wide at the top of the lane and charged relentlessly to nail longshot Daddy Is a Legend (Scat Daddy) by a neck on the wire in 1:34.35. Lifetime Record: 14-7-3-2, $892,880. O-Michael Dubb, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Robert V. LaPenta & Bethlehem Stables LLC; B-Haras D’Etreham (GB); T-Chad C. Brown.

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