American Pharoah Colt Powers Home in DMR Juvenile Turf

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Bet into 8-5 favoritism for his stakes debut in Monday's Del Mar Juvenile Turf, MACKINNON (c, 2, American Pharoah–Scat Means Go, by Scat Daddy) was three wide the trip, but found an extra gear for the final furlong and came home a convincing winner. Away fairly for Juan Hernandez, the chestnut was a forward factor and was angled into the three path with about 5 1/2 furlongs to travel to stalk the pace from a joint-third. Asked for a bit of acceleration at the five-sixteenths, Mackinnon looked to be one-paced as Thirty Four Coupe (Run Away and Hide) was clinging on gamely up front, but he found extra when popped the question in earnest at the furlong grounds and quickened home nicely for the victory. Thirty Four Coupe just held for second over the U.S.-debuting Silver Surfer (GB) (Caravaggio), who lacked room inside the final sixteenth of a mile and lunged, but was forced to settle for third. The 21st stakes winner for Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, Mackinnon was a $200,000 purchase at last year's Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearling Showcase and was originally an RNA at Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream after breezing a furlong in :10 2/5. He later sold for $285,000 in a private transaction. Fourth on debut sprinting 4 1/2 panels at Santa Anita May 9, Mackinnon was runner-up in an Arcadia turf sprint June 11 and graduated over course and distance July 31. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0. O-ERJ Racing LLC & Dave Kenney; B-International Equities Holdings Inc (KY); T-Doug O'Neill.

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