‘Blue’ Looks to Keep Hot Streak Going

[Wandering Eyes]

Len Green’s A Thread of Blue (Hard Spun) has won his last three starts at Gulfstream and looks to keep that streak alive as he takes his show on the road for Saturday’s GII American Turf S. at Churchill Downs. A decisive optional claimer winner in Hallandale Dec. 22, the hulking dark bay bested the re-opposing Louder Than Bombs (Violence) by 3 1/2 lengths in the Dania Beach S. Feb. 3. The Kiaran McLaughlin pupil enters this test off a 3/4-length defeat of stakes winner Casa Creed (Jimmy Creed) and Louder Than Bombs in the GIII Palm Beach S. at Gulfstream Mar. 2.

The top three from Keeneland’s GIII Transylvania S. Apr. 5 also return here. The winner Avie’s Flatter (Flatter) just earned a Sovereign Award in his native Canada, having captured a pair of stakes at Woodbine last term prior to his half-length victory over Henley’s Joy (Kitten’s Joy) and The Black Album (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in Lexington.

Bill Mott, who trains Casa Creed, sends out another strong contender in Juddmonte homebred Seismic Wave (Tapit). A third-out graduate when stretched to nine panels at Gulfstream Feb. 16, the chestnut captured the Cutlet Bay S. next out there Mar. 30. Chad Brown can never be overlooked when it comes to a turf race and he saddles an undefeated runner in Digital Age (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). A debut winner at Tampa Jan. 19, the bay followed suit with a win in that venue’s Columbia S. Mar. 9.

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