Annapolis Defeats Elders in Coolmore Turf Mile

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Completing a sweep of the afternoon Grade Is at Keeneland by 'TDN Rising Star', Ramona Bass's ANNAPOLIS (c, 3, War Front–My Miss Sophia, by Unbridled's Song) got the gun run in Saturday's GI Coolmore Turf Mile, pounced on pacesetting Masen (GB) (Kingman {GB}) once heads were turned for home and outsprinted a deep field to the wire to become the first 3-year-old since Aussie Rules in 2006 to defeat his elder rivals in the 'Win and You're In' springboard to the GI Breeders' Cup Mile over the same course and trip Nov. 5. Venturing out of age-restricted competition for the first time in his career, the homebred secured a foothold at the fence on the back of this year's GI Maker's Mark Mile runner-up, who pulled fairly hard against Flavien Prat through quick fractions of :23.58 and an even more testing :46.60 with pressure to his outside from longshot Atone (Into Mischief) and Somelikeithotbrown (Big Brown). On hold as he continued to follow Masen around the turn and into the stretch, Annapolis was momentarily short of room as Atone kept him, but he went through his gears once into the clear and prevailed comfortably in the finish. Ivar (Brz) (Agnes Gold {Jpn}), winner of this two years ago and fourth in 2021, raced behind midfield and in the two-wide line and got home well down the center of the course to just touch 2020 GI Breeders' Cup Mile upsetter Order of Australia (Ire) (Australia {GB}) out of second. Annapolis completed a sweep of the afternoon's Grade I events for 'TDN RIsing Stars', joining First Lady S. victress In Italian (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and narrow GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity S. hero Forte (Violence). He is the 24th worldwide Grade I/Group 1 winner for his outstanding Claiborne-based sire. Lifetime Record: 7-5-2-0. O-Bass Racing LLC; B-Bass Stables LLC (KY); T-Todd Pletcher.

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