Curlin Colt Shocks at 59-1 in Wood Memorial

[Wandering Eyes]

Lord Miles (c, 3, Curlin–Lady Esme, by Majestic Warrior) outslugged the top two choices on the board to spring a massive upset in a roughly run renewal of Saturday's GII Wood Memorial S. at the Big A.

Disregarded at 59-1 following a sixth-place finish in the GIII Holy Bull S. Feb. 4 and a fifth-place finish in the GIII Tampa Bay Derby Mar. 11, the Peter Vegso homebred was hustled early by Paco Lopez and raced in second rounding the clubhouse turn. Ridden along in an outside fourth down the backstretch, Lord Miles began to rally while four wide on the far turn as Arctic Arrogance (Frosted) and the maiden Dreamlike (Gun Runner) started to throw down approaching the quarter pole.

Four across the track down the stretch, Arctic Arrogance was the first to blink on the inside. Dreamlike narrowly hit the front as favored Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}) and Lord Miles continued to rally in tandem and the stage was set. Racing shoulder to shoulder with Hit Show, Lord Miles was going the best of all in deep stretch, and, after the trio played a bit of bumper cars close to home, Lord Miles surged late while widest of all to get there by a head in a wild, three-horse photo finish. Hit Show was second; Dreamlike was third.

The result stood following a stewards' inquiry.

Lord Miles becomes the 52nd graded winner for leading sire Curlin. Out of an unraced Majestic Warrior Vegso homebred, Lord Miles is bred on the same wildly successful Curlin x A.P. Indy cross as top-level winners Malathaat, Nest, Global Campaign, Stellar Wind, Clairiere, Paris Lights and Idol.

Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-1.

O/B-Vegso Racing Stable (Ky); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.

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