Paved rallied for third in her first two starts going a mile on the turf at Santa Anita Oct. 21 and behind next out Blue Norther S. heroine Ippodamia's Girl (Stormy Atlantic) at Del Mar Nov. 25. She graduated impressively last time out when stretching an extra furlong at Santa Anita Jan. 6.
Taking on the boys here and breaking from the rail, the favorite was tucked in along the inside in the run to the clubhouse turn. Patiently handled by Drayden Van Dyke, she saved all the ground around the far turn while still in hand before being tipped out to the outside of pacesetter Mugaritz (Dialed In) and taking the lead just outside the furlong marker. Paved gradually pulled away inside the final sixteenth and held off a charge from City Plan to earn 10 points towards the Kentucky Derby.
Paved impressed when he breezed a furlong in :10 1/5 at last year's OBS March sale is the first black-type winner out of Sirmione, who's dam is GSW Desert Digger (Mining). Sirmione also has a juvenile colt by Animal Kingdom.
EL CAMINO REAL DERBY, $100,900, GG, 2-17, 3yo, 1 1/8m (AWT), 1:50.04, ft.
1–PAVED, 117, f, 3, by Quality Road&log=">Quality Road
1st Dam: Sirmione (SW, $123,964), by Cozzene
2nd Dam: Desert Digger, by Mining
3rd Dam: Desert Victress, by Desert Wine
($130,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP; $320,000 2yo '17 OBSMAR).
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Ciaglia Racing LLC & Eclipse
Thoroughbred Partners; B-St. George Farm, LLC (KY); T-Michael
W. McCarthy; J-Drayden Van Dyke. $60,000. Lifetime Record:
4-2-0-2, $104,640.[bullet ad=”bridlewood-farm-training-graduate”][bullet ad=”lanes-end-sales-grad”]2–City Plan, 122, c, 3, Street Sense–Interior Design, by A.P. Indy.
O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Eoin G. Harty. $20,000.
3–Blended Citizen, 122, c, 3, Proud Citizen–Langara Lass, by
Langfuhr. ($57,000 RNA Ylg '16 KEESEP; $85,000 2yo '17
OBSMAR). O-Greg Hall & Sayjay Racing, LLC; B-Ray Hanson
(KY); T-Doug F. O'Neill. $12,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, HF, 2 3/4. Odds: 2.10, 9.80, 10.20.
Also Ran: Mugaritz, Choo Choo, Could Be the One, Epical, Calexman, Unlawful Act.
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