Constitution Colt As Advertised, Named ‘TDN Rising Star’ at the Spa

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Gouverneur Morris (c, 2, Constitution–Addison Run {SP}, by Unbridled’s Song), picked up for $600,000 after breezing an eighth in :10 1/5 at the FTFMAR juvenile sale, ran to the billing as the 3-5 favorite to earn the ‘TDN Rising Star’ nod in his Saratoga unveiling over the sloppy going on closing day.

Trained by Todd Pletcher, the gray’s worktab included a sharp four-furlong breeze in :47 3/5 (17/108) at the Spa Aug. 17.

Gouverneur Morris took a bump at the start and recovered quickly to sit a perfect trip in third as Maximiliano (Quality Road), a $425,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, and Secret Rules (Secret Circle) battled through an opening quarter in :22.38. He ranged up with a sweeping move approaching the quarter pole, and from there it was just a question of how much he’d win by. It was nine lengths back to Maximiliano in second; Secret Rules was third. The final time for 5 1/2 furlongs was 1:04.29.

The February foal, a half-brother to Final Jeopardy (Street Sense), MGSP, $164,450, becomes the 11th winner for his freshman sire (by Tapit). Gouverneur Morris was the most expensive of 41 juveniles to switch hands ($110,843 average) by his sire this year.

Addison Run produced a colt by Runhappy in 2018 and a filly by Into Mischief this year. She was bred back to Candy Ride (Arg).

Sales history: $200,000 yrl ’18 KEESEP; $600,000 2yo ’19 FTFMAR.

Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0.

O-Team Valor International & WinStar Farm LLC; B-Machmer Hall, Carrie & Craig Brogden & James F. Miller; T-Todd Pletcher.

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