4th-OP, $75,000, Msw, 2-3, 3yo, 6f, 1:10.56, ft.
EXCLAMATION POINT (c, 3, Concord Point–Sambuca Classica, by Cat Thief), a half-brother to 2016 champion 2-year-old and last year's local GI Arkansas Derby hero Classic Empire (Pioneerof the Nile), MGISW, $2,520,220, broke sharply at 5-2 and battled for the early lead alongside Augie (Twirling Candy) through the first quarter in :22.21. Those two continued to fight for command turning for home before Exclamation Point found another gear when switching leads inside the eighth pole and kicked clear to a 2 1/2-length graduation. Augie held on for second. Exclamation Point is also a half to Uptown Twirl, MSW, $170,714; and Anytime Magic (Fusaichi Pegasus), MSW, $202,945. Sambuca Classica is responsible for a yearling filly by Candy Ride (Arg) and was bred back to Pioneerof the Nile last season. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $45,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O/B-Steven & Brandi Nicholson (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.
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