Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 3, 2019 Journalists Share Posted February 3, 2019 A BIT SPECIAL (GB) (f, 3, Mukhadram {GB}) notched the first graded stakes win of her young career with a decisive stalk-and-pounce score in Sunday’s GIII Sweetest Chant S. at Gulfstream Park. Having already captured the Our Dear Peggy S. and Wait a While S. over the Hallandale turf Sept. 29 and Dec. 8, respectively, the daughter of Mukhadram (GB) ran her overall record to four-for-five with her latest success. Securing a stalking position around the first turn as Eyeinthesky (Sky Mesa) showed the way through an opening quarter-mile in :23.92, she settled down the backstretch but was asked to match a bid from Regal Glory (Animal Kingdom) to her outside approaching the far turn. Cued up to go after the leader on the bend, she seized control entering the stretch under confident handling by jockey Julien Leparoux. Kept under a brisk hand ride late, A Bit Special widened late to win comfortably. A Bit Special was a first-out maiden winner sprinting five furlongs over the Gulfstream turf Aug. 19 and rallied from last to be second, a neck behind the winner, in the Sept. 1 Sharp Susan S. From there, she returned to the winner’s circle with a three-length victory in the Our Dear Peggy before kicking off the Championship Meet in style in the Wait a While. Lifetime Record: 5-4-1-0, $194,035. O-Linda Shanahan, Mrs. M V Magnier & J P Magnier; B-Lindum Partnership (GB); T-Patrick L. Biancone View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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