Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted September 18, 2020 Journalists Share Posted September 18, 2020 ZAINALARAB (f, 2, War Front–Delightful Joy, by Tapit), whose $1-million purchase price out of last year’s Keeneland September sale was the second-highest for her hugely successful stallion, got the Belmont fall meet off on a chalky note, grinding her way past her chief market rival Exact (Competitive Edge) for a narrow victory. Allowed to sit the box-seat trip as Exact made the running in advance of the blinkered Jade Empress (Shanghai Bobby), Zainalarab was pulled off the fence in upper stretch by Javier Castellano, drew alongside the pacesetter with a sixteenth of a mile to travel and inched clear to take it by about 1 1/4 lengths. The winner has a Medaglia d’Oro half-sister who was consigned to, but withdrawn from the opening day of this year’s KEESEP sale this past Sunday. Zainalarab was scheduled to make her debut in the latter part of the Saratoga meeting, but was scratched when a torrential rainstorm rendered the track sloppy. O-Shadwell Stable; B-International Equities Holding Inc (KY); T-Chad Brown. The post Expensive War Front Firster Takes Belmont Lid-Lifter appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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