Essential Quality’s Ezum E-Z As You Please at Colonial

[Wandering Eyes]

Shadwell Stable's Ezum (Essential Quality), a speed-and-fade ninth at longshot odds on seven-furlong debut at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 7, was pounded into even-money favoritism stretching out to a mile Saturday at Colonial Downs and treated his rivals to a 19 1/2-length beating.

Soon in front for Flavien Prat, the $485,000 Keeneland November weanling angled down towards the inside and made the running one off the fence while doing it through comfortable fractions up front. Prat held his mount together into the final three furlongs and when he edged ever so slightly forward in the irons, Ezum quickly began to build an imposing lead.

Never under anything but hand urging in the long Colonial stretch, the gray colt nevertheless covered his final quarter-mile in an unconscious :23.25 and put the better part of four seconds on his overmatched rivals. The final time of 1:34.23 was achieved over a surface that has been putting up quick times over the last couple of days.

A half-brother to Beach Patrol (Lemon Drop Kid), MGISW, $2,532,945, Ezum is one of five winners from seven to race out of a full-sister to MGSW & GISP Allamerican Bertie–the dam of SW Homerun Berti (Forestry)–and a half to MGSW & GISP Hurricane Bertie (Storm Boot). This is also the female family of MGSW & MGISP Sun King and GISW Traitor.

Bashful Bertie is also the dam of the 2-year-old filly Bashfully (Life Is Good) and is due to Prince of Monaco this term.

4th-Colonial Downs, $81,150, Msw, 3-14, 3yo, 1m, 1:34.23 (NTR), ft, 19 1/2 lengths.
EZUM (c, 3, Essential Quality–Bashful Bertie, by Quiet American) half to Beach Patrol (Lemon Drop Kid), MGISW, $2,532,945. Sales history: $485,000 Wlg '23 KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $45,680. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Shadwell Stable; B-Nancy C Shuford (KY); T-Brad H Cox.

 

EZUM “Mighta won by 2️⃣0️⃣!” – @TravisStone
Shadwell Stables' EZUM ($4.00) breaks his maiden along with the track record at @ColonialDowns under jockey Flavien Prat for trainer @bradcoxracing. Another winner by @DarleyAmerica's Essential Quality. pic.twitter.com/FDrUIEn2Uc

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