Bolt d’Oro Colt Overcomes Early Trouble, Gets Up Late at Santa Anita

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AGENCY (c, 2, Bolt d'Oro–Queen of May, by Bernardini) broke poorly and appeared beaten for much of the stretch, but came alive with a flying finish in the last sixteenth to get up and become the fourth winner for his freshman sire (by Medaglia d'Oro) Sunday at Santa Anita. Selling for $400,000 as an OBS March 2-year-old after breezing a quarter-mile in :20 4/5, the dark bay showed five works over this track, most recently going five panels from the gate in 1:01 1/5 (16/42) June 5, and was made the 23-10 second choice. Bobbling a bit coming out of the stalls and spotting the field several lengths, he checked off heels in the opening furlong before finding his way into fifth behind a three-way pace duel through a :22.35 quarter. Angling into the five path turning for home, Agency started to find his best stride outside the sixteenth pole and swept past the tiring pace players late to score by three-quarters of a length in :59.77. Longshot Crowning Gold (Harbor the Gold) edged fellow pace player Pacific States (West Coast) for second. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $40,200. O-Muir Hut Stables LLC; B-Twin Creeks Farm (KY); T-Mark Glatt.

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