Bernardini Colt Wire-to-Wire in Belmont Debut

Bernardini | Darley

3rd-BEL, $75,000, Msw, 9-16, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:18.22, ft.

+PROLIFIC (c, 2, Bernardini–Gozlan, by Tiznow) shipped in from Fair Hill off a series of swift workouts to capture his career debut in Elmont Saturday. Given a 2-1 chance, the colt broke on top and was adroitly rated in the clear by Irad Ortiz Jr. through measured fractions of :23.23 and :47.25. Spinning into the stretch without meeting a real challenge, he drew off with plenty in reserve to score by a length over Gravitating (Astrology). The winner's dam, a half-sister to MGSW & GISP Tizaqueena (Tiznow), produced a colt by City Zip in 2016 and a filly by City Zip in 2017. Third dam Ziggy's Act (Danzig) captured the GIII Pucker Up S. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $45,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Godolphin Racing LLC; B-Godolphin (KY); T-Michael Stidham.

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