1st-Saratoga, $87,300, Msw, 8-17, 2yo, 7f (off turf), 1:23.11, ft.
ACRE (c, 2, Blame&log=">Blame–Greenery {MSP}, by Galileo {Ire}) was given a nifty ride by Junior Alvarado and stayed on best of all to graduate by 3 1/2 lengths in a race that became more compelling when it came off the grass. Settled fourth and racing in about the six path through an opening quarter in :22.66, Acre was deftly maneuvered to the inside of Yankee Empire (Cairo Prince)–who had made the running three off the inside–leaving the three-eighths pole. He put that front-running rival away in upper stretch, pinched a break and held firm late as 13-10 favorite Market Impact (Carpe Diem), a half-brother to champion West Coast (Flatter), made belated headway up the fence to round out the exacta. Fort McHenry (Tapit), the half-brother to Horse of the Year California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) who was entered for main track only, was urged along early to be part of the early pace, but began to labor outside the quarter pole and finished last of the quintet as the 19-10 second choice. Acre, a debut seventh behind 'TDN Rising Star' Shoplifted (Into Mischief) July 27, is a half-brother to Claiborne freshman sire Lea (First Samurai, $2,362,398), who set a track record in winning the 2014 GI Donn H. and was also runner-up in the GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile on the turf. Acre's second dam High Savannah (GB) (Rousillon) was the dam of MGSW turf marathoner Grassy (El Prado {Ire}). Greenery is the dam of a yearling colt by Speightstown and was most recently bred toBlame. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $50,175. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O/B-Claiborne Farm & Adele B Dilschneider (KY); T-William I Mott.
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