War Front’s Civil Union Finishes Fastest in Flower Bowl

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The 3-1 third choice, Joseph Allen’s progressive CIVIL UNION (m, 5, War Front–Photograph, by Unbridled’s Song) built on her last-out success in the GII Glens Falls S. at Saratoga with a breakthrough top-level success in Saturday’s GI Flower Bowl S. at Belmont Park, securing a berth in the gate for the GI Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf in the process. Allowed to settle last but one beneath Joel Rosario, with only G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Sottsass (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr})’s half-sister My Sister Nat (Fr) (Acclamation {GB}) behind her, Civil Union was content to bide time from a ground-saving position as longshot Lovely Lucky (Lookin At Lucky) set a modest pace in advance of favored Cambier Parc (Medaglia d’Oro). Always traveling sweetly, Civil Union was short of room entering the final 2 ½ furlongs, but accelerated three off the inside once La Signare (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) vacated that spot. With one of the best finishers in the business at the controls, Civil Union came calling for the lead nearing the sixteenth pole and was home first as My Sister Nat charged home down the center of the course. Nay Lady Nay (Ire) (No Nay Never) could not quite match strides with the top two and settled for third, one spot ahead of a disappointing Cambier Parc. Civil Union becomes the 23rd Grade I/Group 1 winner for her Claiborne-based stallion and is the 25th top-level scorer out of a daughter of the late Unbridled’s Song. Lifetime Record: 8-5-1-1. O/B-Joseph Allen (KY); T-Shug McGaughey.

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