Keeneland November Topper Lush Lips Brave In Mrs. Revere

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A few weeks removed from having topped this year's Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale on a bid of $3.7 million from Bill Shiveley's Dixiana Farms, LUSH LIPS (GB) (f, 3, Ten Sovereigns {Ire}–Lamyaa {GB}, by Arcano {Ire}) pounced on long-time leader Classic Q (Classic Empire) with less than a furlong to race in Friday's GII Mrs. Revere Stakes and held off a late dive from East Coast raider Pretty Picture (Munnings) by a long neck as the heavy 1-2 favorite.

Exiting a victory in Keeneland's GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup about 70 miles east on Interstate 64, Lush Lips hit the ground running from the inside gate, but she was outfooted and was content to lay second, as Classic Q–who ran on from behind to fill the runner-up spot in the GIII Valley View Stakes–reverted to the front-running tactics that saw her annex Saratoga's Wild Applause Stakes and just miss in the GII Lake George Stakes.

Taken off the fence approaching the half-mile marker by Tyler Gaffalione, Lush Lips looked to have the front-runner where she wanted her on the turn and into the lane. The Gary Barber runner proved a stubborn rival, in large part owing to a fairly sedate time of things on the engine, but Lush Lips called upon her class to push past for the victory. Pretty Picture flashed home for second, while Classic Q was a very game third.

The final time for the 8 1/2 furlongs on fast ground was 1:41.75.

Sales history: £82,000 Ylg '23 GOFAUG; $3,700,000 HIT '25 KEENOV. O-Dixiana Farms LLC; B-The Pocock Family; T-Brendan Walsh

 

Lush Lips gets another graded stakes win in the G2 Mrs. Revere at @churchilldowns! @brenpwalsh trains the 3YO filly and @tyler_gaff was aboard!

The G2 Clark is up next!

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