Lion Heart's Tree of Life Unleashes Big Late Rally at Del Mar

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Lion Heart's Tree of Life Unleashes Big Late Rally at Del Mar

Updated: 8:51 PM ET (First posted: 8:25 PM ET)

6th at DMR

[5 1/2f (AW)]

Winner: Tree of Life, c, 2 by Lion Heart

6th-DMR, $71,750, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:04 1/5, ft.
+TREE OF LIFE (c, 2, Lion Heart--Professora, by Gulch) gave plenty of life to the toteboard with an eye-catching late run at big 22-1 odds. The bay was well back early, began to rally in earnest up the rail before shifting out for a clear shot at the leaders at the sixteenth pole, and rolled past them with verve to win by 1 1/2 lengths. Fellow longshot Pure Loyalty (Simon Pure) also rallied well and got up for second, with favored Manando (Bluegrass Cat) staying on in third. Sales history: $60,000 yrl '11 OBSAUG; $70,000 2yo '12 BESMAR; $27,000 RNA wlng '10 KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $42,000. Click for the brisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales.
O-West Point Thoroughbreds. B-Finsbury Bloodstock LTD (KY). T-Craig Dollase.

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