Big Brown's Brown Eyes Blue Goes Gate to Wire at Churchill

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Big Brown's Brown Eyes Blue Goes Gate to Wire at Churchill

Updated: 8:45 PM ET (First posted: 7:12 PM ET)

2nd at CD

[6f]

Winner: Brown Eyes Blue, f, 2 by Big Brown

2nd-CDX, $55,705, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:12 1/5, ft.
+BROWN EYES BLUE (f, 2, Big Brown--Golden Lips, by Silver Ghost) became the first North American winner and second winner overall for her freshman sire (by Boundary) with a useful front-running unveiling under the same Twin Spires that saw Big Brown take the 2008 GI Kentucky Derby. Given a 5-2 chance with an upbeat worktab on display, the chestnut zipped clear through an opening quarter in :21.80, opened up daylight in the lane and held off Alluring Lady (Indygo Shiner) by 1 1/2 lengths at the line. Sales history: $70,000 yrl '11 KEESEP; $180,000 2yo '12 KEEAPR. Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $34,380.
O-Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC. B-Nicholas & Rosemary Lotz & Big Brown Syndicate (KY). T-Dale L Romans.

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