3rd-CD, $56,688, Alw, 11-27, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:15.05, ft.
UNION JACKSON (c, 3, Curlin">Curlin–Hot Dixie Chick {GISW, $343,252}, by Dixie Union), second on debut over this strip Sept. 18, earned his diploma and “TDN Rising Star” status with an impressive 7 3/4-length score sprinting at Keeneland Oct. 10. Hammered down to 2-5 favoritism for this first attempt against winners, the chestnut seized the early advantage and ticked off opening fractions of :23 flat and :45.74. Drifting out a bit entering the stretch, the sophomore charged home a never in doubt 1 1/2-length winner over Great Stuff (Quality Road). Union Jackson is the first foal out of 2009 GI Spinaway S. and GIII Schuylerville S. heroine Hot Dixie Chick, who has since produced a yearling filly by Smart Strike and a weanling filly by Street Cry (Ire). Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $74,440. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Stonestreet Stables LLC. B-Grace Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY). T-Steve Asmussen.
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