American Pharoah Colt Goes Wire-to-Wire at the Spa

6th-Saratoga, $90,000, Msw, 7-24, 2yo, 5 1/2f (off turf), 1:03.33, ft.
ANOTHER MIRACLE (c, 2, American Pharoah–Retraceable {MSW, $370,564}, by Medaglia d'Oro) became the sixth winner for his freshman sire (by Pioneerof the Nile) when he blazed home in this off-the-turf event at the Spa. In his prior start July 4 at Belmont, the $210,000 KEESEP buy battled head-and-head through a quick early pace yielding late to check in second behind impressive fellow firster Green Light Go (Hard Spun). Lining up at the rail here, the 9-5 shot rocketed from the barrier to immediately seize command of the lead, rattling off splits of :22.79 and :45.37. Uncontested at the top of the stretch, the bay streaked to the wire to score by 1 1/4 lengths, withstanding the spirited late rush of Irish Mias (Sky Mesa), who recovered nicely from a poor start to finish a strong second. Another Miracle's dam Retraceable captured her debut before landing Woodbine's Princess Elizabeth S. during her juvenile season. She produced a Flatter filly this term. Sales history: $210,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $65,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Leonard C. & Jonathan I. Green; B-J. Betz/CHNNHK/D.J. Stables/Lamantia/CoCo/Ramsby (KY); T-Gary C. Contessa.