3rd-Belmont, $85,000, Msw, 6-7, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:17.86, ft.
COSITA MIA (f, 3, Distorted Humor–Calais, by A.P. Indy) was hammered down to 3-2 favoritism for this unveiling and ran to the money with a gritty victory at Belmont Thursday afternoon. Breaking sharply from the outside post in this eight-horse affair, the chestnut took back to stalk from third, running in the two-path through early splits of :23.24 and :47.11. Ranging up on the outside turning for home, the homebred battled stablemate Communal (Elusive Quality) into the final furlong and kicked clear late for to win by 1 1/2 lengths. The winner's unraced dam Calais is a daughter of champion Flanders (Seeking the Gold) and a half-sister to champion Surfside (Seattle Slew), who produced GSW Irish Surf (Giant's Causeway). This is also the family of European Highweight and Coolmore stallion Air Force Blue (War Front). Purchased by Don Alberto for $450,000 at the 2013 Keeneland November sale carrying a foal by Ghostzapper, Calais is also responsible to a 2-year-old full-brother to the winner named Cogan; and produced Empire Maker fillies in both 2017 and 2018. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $51,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Don Alberto Stable; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Thomas Albertrani.
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