Favorable Outcome, a distant third in last year's GI Champagne S. at Belmont Oct. 8, was last seen finishing 12th while making his grass debut in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita Nov. 4.
Working steadily at Palm Meadows for this return to action, he was tabbed as the 2-1 second choice and rated nicely in fourth behind a quarter-mile in :23.02. Traveling smoothly on the far turn, he angled wide and closed stoutly down the center of the track to score by a 3/4 of a length over favored Three Rules, who swept last year's Florida Sire S. series.
Favorable Outcome earned 'TDN Rising Star' status when airing by six lengths in his Saratoga debut Aug. 20.
“I just freshened him up after the Breeders' Cup,” winning trainer Chad Brown commented. “I really didn't have a plan up until a month ago. I told the owners look, let me just start breezing him. Obviously, we planned on keeping him sprinting and on dirt. About three weeks ago I just started breezing him and he was much fitter than I thought. I looked at the race and I figured let's run him in here and if he wins that would be great knowing that he is not even a 100% fit and it should set up well for him and we can build on it. He ran terrific; he should get a lot out of it.”
Brown added, “I thought at the sixteenth pole he might feel the shortage of works there, but he showed a lot of heart today and he showed he is a really talented horse. I thought Javier [Castellano] judged his ride just right It's going to be a campaign of just one-turn dirt races this whole year. There's a lot of good races for 3-year-olds in that category.”
Pedigree Notes:
Favorable Outcome, a half-brother to Bellamentary (Bellamy Road), SW & MGSP, $196,114, is the most recent produce from his stakes-winning dam Shananies Song, a homebred for Charles T. Matses. The 13-year-old was bred to Paynter in 2016. Favorable Outcome brought $300,000 as an OBSMAR juvenile after breezing a quarter in :21. Favorable Outcome becomes the 14th graded winner for Flatter.
Saturday, Gulfstream Park
SWALE S.-GII, $200,000, GP, 2-4, 3yo, 7f, 1:23.03, ft.
1–#@FAVORABLE OUTCOME, 116, c, 3, by Flatter
1st Dam: Shananies Song (SW, $158,270), by Eltish
2nd Dam: Shananies Presence, by Shananie
3rd Dam: Presenting, by President (Fr)
($300,000 2yo '16 OBSMAR). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc. &
William Lawrence; B-Charles T. Matses (KY); T-Chad C. Brown;
J-Javier Castellano. $122,760. Lifetime Record: GISP, 4-2-0-1,
$222,560. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. *1/2 to Bellamentary (Bellamy Road),
MGSW & MGISP, $196,114.
“TDN Rising Star”[bullet ad=”foaled-and-raised-at-sheltowee-farm”][bullet ad=”kbif-g2g3″]2–Three Rules, 120, c, 3, Gone Astray–Joy Rules, by Full
Mandate. O/B-Shade Tree Thoroughbreds, Inc., Tom Fitzgerald
& Geoff Roy; T-Jose Pinchin. $39,600.
3–Sonic Mule, 120, c, 3, Distorted Humor–Globe Trot, by A.P.
Indy. ($175,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP). O-Calumet Farm; B-WinStar
Farm, LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $19,800.[bullet ad=”selectsales-shell”][bullet ad=”winstar-bred”]Margins: 3/4, 2 3/4, 5HF. Odds: 2.10, 0.90, 4.20.
Also Ran: Impressive Edge, Vanish, Derek's Smile. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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