Game Winner’s Maysam Puts In ‘Rising Star’ Debut At Santa Anita

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With the scratch of her stablemate Brilliantly from the race, Maysam (Game Winner) carried the load for the Bob Baffert alone Friday and clearly needed no additional help, cruising to an open-lengths win to become the first 'TDN Rising Star' for her young sire.

Bet down to 1-2 facing five rivals, the $500,000 OBS March grad was initially outrun from her rail draw but content to sit back behind the speedier Frog (Frosted) to her outside. Still a comfy second as the field swung into the far turn, Maysam was ready to move and tipped outside of the pacesetter, drawing alongside with ease past the half in :45.15, turning for home already clearly in front and opening up on the field inside the final furlong to lead in Surf Song (Maclean's Music) by six lengths. It was a further 13 lengths back to Mad Pursuit (Upstart) in third.

Trainer Bob Baffert has had his hands all over this family, training not only Maysam's sire to an Eclipse Award as a champion juvenile but also broodmare sire American Pharoah to a Horse of the Year, Triple Crown-winning 3-year-old season. Notably, American Pharoah was also the broodmare sire of Supa Speed (Justify) who won an allowance race just one race earlier. Maysam is the first foal out of $575,000 OBS April purchase Sefani who has since produced a 2-year-old Silver State filly purchased by Hoolie Racing/Blue Mist for $100,000 at KEESEP last year and a 2024 Epicenter filly. Game Winner was a top-10 freshman sire by earnings last year with 12 winners in his debut crop led by GISW Gaming who is entered in Saturday's GIII Southwest Stakes.

8th-Santa Anita, $60,500, Msw, 1-24, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:17.88, ft, 6 lengths.
MAYSAM, f, 3, Game Winner
                1st Dam: Sefani, by American Pharoah
                2nd Dam: Seacrettina, by Sea of Secrets
                3rd Dam: Sha Hearah, by Dehere
Sales History: $140,000 Ylg '23 FTKJUL; $500,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $36,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart and VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Click for the free Equineline.com catalog-style pedigree.
O-Michael Lund Petersen; B-Seclusive Farm LLC, Chester Prince & Anne Prince (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

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