Bayern Colt Secures His Spot for Juvenile Turf Sprint

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Pegram, Watson and Weitman's SPEED BOAT BEACH (c, 2, Bayern–Sophia Mia, by Pioneerof the Nile), owner of a gaudy 104 Beyer Speed Figure for his Sept. 10 debut score on the Del Mar dirt over $3.55-million stablemate Hejazi (Bernardini) after blazing a furlong in a bullet :9.3 at OBSMAR, took to the turf with aplomb in Sunday's Speakeasy S. at Santa Anita, earning an automatic berth into the starting gate for the Nov. 4 GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. Backed like a lock at 2-5 making a rare dirt-to-turf move for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, the dark bay locked on to even speedier Helladic (Kantharos) early after a slightly awkward break, pounced on that one at the head of the lane and inched clear from him by 1 1/4 lengths, stopping the clock in :56.25. These same connections took the GII Zenyatta S. one race earlier with Midnight Memories (Mastery), and the GI Awesome Again S. on Saturday with Defunded (Dialed In). Sales history: $12,000 ylg '21 OBSOCT; $200,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0.
O-Michael Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman. B-Capelane Farm (FL). T-Bob Baffert.

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