Curlin Colt Debuts Victoriously at the Big A

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Dismissed at odds of 13-1 in a field reduced to five by the post-time scratching of Ghost Fighter (Tapit), Southern Equine Stable’s SIXTO (c, 3, Curlin–Drift to the Lead, by Yonaguska) was roused to the lead approaching the sixteenth pole and held on for a 1 1/2-length victory in his career debut. Only fairly away, the dark bay gained a bit of ground as favored Its a Wrap (Twirling Candy) cut out the running. Three deep on the turn, the May foal looked a bit one-paced as the field hit the stretch, but he woke up with a furlong to travel and finished with good energy for the victory. Cousin Andrew (Into Mischief) dropped well out of it and was already feeling the whip a half-mile from home, but he put his mind on running and railed through to be a good second before galloping out past the winner by the time they reached the clubhouse turn. A $330,000 Keeneland September yearling and $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Santa Anita juvenile (:10 3/5), Sixto is a half-brother to SW & GISP Catch My Drift (Pioneerof the Nile) and his dam is a half-sister to MSW/GSP Mindy Sue (Pleasantly Perfect) and to MSP Our Dark Knight (Medaglia d’Oro). Drift to the Lead produced a Pioneerof the Nile colt in 2019 and was most recently bred to West Coast. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-Southern Equine Stable LLC; B-Fred W Hertrich III & John D Fielding (KY); T-Eric Guillot.

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