Country Day Filly Streaks Home Impressively to Remain Unbeaten

Break Even | Coady Photo

Unveiled on New Year's Day, Break Even (Country Day) has been perfect in three career starts. A five-length maiden special weight over the slop in an off-the-turfer at Fair Grounds started it all and then the filly came back with a 4 1/4-length triumph over six panels in an allowance at the same track Jan. 28. She was heavily favored for both efforts, but was the 9-5 second choice here. With five works since her last afternoon outing, she racked up two bullets at Fair Grounds before the ship to Oaklawn.

Just as in her first start, Break Even went straight to the front and stayed there. Rider Colby Hernandez tried to slow her down, but she still ticked off splits of :22.28 and :45.64 with no one close. It was never a contest, as Break Even was never challenged and won in a hand ride by open daylight. She has won all three of her starts by a combined margin of 13 3/4 lengths.

“I didn't think I would have it that easy, but she just broke so sharp and she just took me there,” Hernandez said. “After that, I was just, 'Go ahead, girl, do what you need to do.' I was thinking maybe we would be just right off another horse. Then she broke out of there, I was like, 'Well, we'll change our plans.' ”

The third stakes winner for her young sire, who stands in Louisiana, Break Even is a member of his third crop. Her dam is by the stellar broodmare sire Saint Ballado and has also produced Hey Bro (Congrats), SP, $252,128. The winner has a yearling full-brother named Past Post.

PURPLE MARTIN S., $150,000, Oaklawn, 3-30, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:10.15, gd.
1–BREAK EVEN, 118, f, 3, by Country Day
1st Dam: Exotic Wager, by Saint Ballado
2nd Dam: Right Chanel, by Valid Appeal
3rd Dam: General Chanel, by General Holme
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Klein Racing; B-Richard & Bert
Klein (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Colby J. Hernandez. $90,000.
Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $138,600. *1/2 to Hey Bro
(Congrats), SP, $252,128.
2–Lady T N T, 118, f, 3, Justin Phillip–High Heeled Hope, by Salt
Lake. ($115,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP; $335,000 2yo '18 OBSMAR).
O-Scott & Evan Dilworth; B-Castleton Lyons (KY); T-Joe
Sharp. $30,000.
3–Tomlin, 118, f, 3, Distorted Humor–Belle of Perintown, by
Dehere. ($200,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP). O-Fairview, LLC;
B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Donnie K.
Von Hemel. $15,000.
Margins: 4HF, 3/4, 2 1/4. Odds: 1.80, 6.10, 24.20.
Also Ran: Istan Council, Bye Bye J, Taylor's Spirit, Q Go Girl, Carrizo, Splashy Kisses.
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