Midnight Lute's Midnight Ballet Unleashes Huge Rally to Win First Out at Del Mar

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Midnight Lute's Midnight Ballet Unleashes Huge Rally to Win First Out at Del Mar

Updated: 7:36 PM ET (First posted: 5:25 PM ET)

1st at DMR

[6f (AW)]

Winner: Midnight Ballet, f, 2 by Midnight Lute

1st-DMR, $70,350, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:11 2/5, ft.
+MIDNIGHT BALLET (f, 2, Midnight Lute--Buzz Song {SW}, by Unbridled's Song) did her best impersonation of her freshman sire (by Real Quiet) and, in the process, became his second winner on the afternoon and third winner overall. The $100,000 KEESEP yearling, like everyone else in the field, looked like she'd be battling for a minor award when second-time-starter Kinz Funky Monkey (The Green Monkey) blazed out from the gate and opened up by 10 or so lengths. That foe still carried a huge advantage into the lane as Midnight Ballet, last early, tipped wide for her run, but she slowed to a crawl in the final eighth, and Midnight Ballet came flying with huge strides to get up and take it by a neck at odds of 8-1. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $42,000. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales.
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