Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted August 6, 2018 Journalists Share Posted August 6, 2018 BELLAFINA (f, 2, Quality Road–Akron Moon, by Malibu Moon) broke her maiden in style Sunday afternoon, treating her rivals in the GII Sorrento S. to a front-running tour-de-force at Del Mar. Part of the early vanguard, the Kaleem Shah runner-favored through most of the wagering, but relegated to 3-1 second favoritism by fellow maiden Del Mar May (Jimmy Creed)-emerged with the lead after about a furlong and took them along at a good clip. Boujie Girl (Flashback) took a wide run at the pacesetter exiting the turn, but Bellafina had all the answers and, despite some tardiness in switching her leads in the lane, powered home to score by a good-looking five lengths. Del Mar May, midpack early, rallied mildly into the stretch and just outfinished Boujie Girl for second. A full-sister to SW & GSP Diamond King, Bellafina was a $220,000 Keeneland September buyback last fall, but breezed an eighth of a mile (greenly and on her wrong lead, ironically) in :10 flat (see below) at the Fasig-Tipton Florida sale and was purchased by Shah for $800,000, the highest price of 19 juveniles to sell in 2018 for the red-hot Quality Road. Bellafina is her sire’s 29th black-type winner and 20th at the graded level. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0. O-Kaleem Shah Inc; B-JSM Equine LLC (KY); T-Simon Callaghan. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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