Seven-Figure Tapit Colt Soars to Rising Stardom at Santa Anita

[Wandering Eyes]

   Hronis Racing, Siena Farm, Summer Wind Equine and West Point Thoroughbreds's Flightline (Tapit) turned in one of the more impressive debut performances in recent memory Saturday at Santa Anita to stamp himself as a no brainer 'TDN Rising Star'. Pounded down to 4-5 favoritism into the face of two Bob Baffert firsters, a $650,000 Simon Callaghan trainee and a MyRacehorse runner, the John Sadler pupil and $1-million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga grad broke perhaps a half-step slowly but quickly rushed up through horses to set a pressured pace from the rail. He began to widen his advantage after a :21.59 opening quarter, got the half in :44.42 while already some seven or eight lengths clear, and cantered to the wire from there to romp by a geared-down 15 or so lengths while stopping the clock in a sharp 1:08.75. Baffert runner Brutto (Nyquist) was best of the rest. It was a productive day for seven-figure Saratoga graduates co-owned by West Point Thoroughbreds and Siena Farm. The overlapping connections also celebrated a debut win Saturday at Belmont with $1.5-million FTSAUG co-topper First Captain (Curlin). Flightline was the co-third-priciest purchase at that boutique auction. Sales history: $1,000,000 yrl '19 FTSAUG.
O-Hronis Racing LLC, Siena Farm LLC, Summer Wind Equine & West Point Thoroughbreds. B-Summer Wind Equine (Ky). T-John Sadler.

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