Well-bred Curlin Colt Runs to the Money at Big Sandy

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U S NAVY CROSS (c, 2, Curlin–Honor Bestowed, by Honor Grades), backed all the way down to even-money off a fairly unassuming worktab on paper, showed what all the buzz was about with an impressive late run to win on debut. The $550,000 KEESEP yearling fell far back in the early going as Till Then (Point of Entry) carved out swift, pressured splits of :22.40 and :45.36. Firery Tale (Tale of the Cat) caught the eye as he revved up in behind the pacesetter heading for home, and U S Navy Cross was starting to come alive himself from further back. Till Then quickly shrugged off the challenge of the former, but U S Navy cross tipped out and kept coming, wearing down his foe by about a lengths at the wire in 1:22.22. Firery Tale finished another five lengths back or so in third. The winner is a half to Recepta (Speightstown), GSW & MGISP, $696,700; Taqarub (Aldebaran), GSW, $256,962; Defiant Honor (Speightstown), SW & GSP, $180,181; a yearling colt by Speightstown who RNA’d for $190,000 recently at Keeneland September; and a Dialed In colt foaled Apr. 3. His dam, a half to champion grass mare Soaring Softly (Kris S.) and GISW Plenty of Grace (Roberto), was bred back to Quality Road. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0.
O-Allen Stable Inc & Peter M Brant. B-John W. Phillips, Phillips Racing Partnership & Hank & Lynn Snowden (KY). T-Chad C Brown.

 

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