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 Wednesday, July 25, 2007

  Saratoga, Race 2, Msw, 62,000, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:03 2/5, ft

  Sargent Seattle, C, 2, by Vindication

1st Dam: Sweet Nanette (MSW & GSP, $392,845), by You and I

2nd Dam: Sweet Remedy, by Dr. Carter

3rd Dam: Sweet Saree, by Torsion

The second foal from his speedy dam, Sargent Seattle had been training smartly at Saratoga since the beginning of May and went postward as the 5-2 third choice. He came away smartly under Javier Castellano and shadowed 2-1 Bold Trust (Trust N Luck) through fractions of :22.31 and :45.38. Asked for a bit more turning for home, the ebony-colored colt forged to the lead in midstretch and kicked on to defeat the favorite by 6 1/2 lengths. In Orbit (Sky Mesa) came on to claim third. Sargent Seattle, a $475,000 KEESEP yearling, marks the fourth winner for his freshman sire (by Seattle Slew). Sweet Nanette won seven of 13 career starts before selling for $250,000 at the 2003 Keeneland January Sale. Offered while carrying this colt at Keeneland November in 2004, the bay sold for $575,000 to Eldon Farm Equine. She has a yearling filly by Unbridled’s Song. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $37,200.

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O: E Paul Robsham Stable LLC | B: Eldon Farm Equine LLC (KY) | T: Stanley M Hough