5th-GP, $38,000, Msw, 1-22, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:11.19, ft.
+GHALIA (f, 3, Medaglia d'Oro–Verdana Bold {GSW, $331,297}, by Rahy) took all of the money in her debut at Gulfstream and did not disappoint, stalking and pouncing to a dominant first-out victory. Coming in off a well-rated half-mile gate breeze in :49 2/5 (4/23) at Todd Pletcher's Palm Beach Downs base, the $600,000 KEENOV buy was bet hard throughout and left the blocks as the 3-5 favorite. Sitting second to Day by Day (Awesome of Course), Ghalia put progressively greater pressure on that one leaving behind a :22.85 quarter. Taking over willingly at the three-eighths pole, the bay spurted away approaching the eighth pole and hit the wire 6 3/4 lengths to the good of the pacesetter. The winner's dam is responsible for a 2-year-old Street Cry (Ire) colt named Hucklebuck and foaled an Into Mischief colt last spring before revisiting the same sire. Sumaya U S Stables, owned by Oussama Aboughazale, dominated much of the high-end action at the recently concluded Keeneland January sale. To read more, click here. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $22,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Sumaya U.S. Stable; B-Edward A. Seltzer, Beverly Anderson & Darley (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.
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