Pioneerof the Nile Colt Lives Up to His Name in DMR Unveiling

Pioneerof the Nile

5th-Del Mar, $60,690, Msw, 9-1, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:18.90, ft.
MUCH BETTER (c, 2, Pioneerof the Nile–Dust and Diamonds {MGSW & GISP, $496,260}, by Vindications) ran to the money with a decisive debut score at Del Mar for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert. Breezing a bullet six furlongs in 1:13 2/5 (1/4) here Aug. 25, the 4-5 favorite pressed from second through swift early splits of :22.30 and :45.87. Ranging up to take control turning for home, the dark bay cruised clear in the lane to win by 3 1/4 lengths. Asano (Tiznow) held second by a nose over a fast closing Gum Tree Lane (He's Had Enough). Two-time graded winner and GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint runner-up Dust and Diamonds was a $900,000 FTKNOV purchase by Borges Torrealba Holdings in 2012 and a $1-million KEENOV purchase by Katsumi Yoshida in 2016. She is also represented by a Pioneerof the Nile filly of 2017. Sales history: $600,000 wnlg '16 KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $36,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O/B-Three Chimneys Farm LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

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