1st-Arlington, $32,000, Msw, 6-17, 2yo, 4 1/2f (AWT), :52.24, ft.
STRONG WILL (c, 2, Strong Mandate–Magestic Stinger, by Majestic Warrior), the co-third-priciest juvenile at this year's OBS March sale when he went for $775,000 after a powerful :9 4/5 bullet breeze, began paying back that purchase price with an expected debut score Sunday afternoon at Arlington Park. Backed down to 1-5 favoritism facing just four foes, the bay rushed past his rivals to quickly open up and dole out an opening splits of :22.87. Challenged turning for home, he kept on to fend off pesky longshot newcomer Dazzling Truths (Yes It's True) by 2 1/4 lengths. Strong Will is the first winner for his freshman sire (by Tiznow), winner of the 2013 GI Hopeful S. as a juvenile. Picked up for $25,000 in utero at the 2016 Keeneland January sale, Strong Will was a $37,000 Keeneland November weanling and $47,000 OBS Winter Mixed sale short yearling buy-back. His Tonalist half-brother cost $70,000 at KEENOV last year and his dam dropped an Outwork colt Jan. 28. Trainer Larry Rivelli and owner Carolyn Wilson also teamed up to purchase a Munnings filly for $275,000 out of the same Wavertree Stables consignment they picked Strong Will up out of. That filly, eventually named O'Keeffe, scored first out here May 27. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $19,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart. ThoroStride Virtual Inspection.
O-Carolyn Wilson; B-Golden Pedigree LLC (KY); T-Larry Rivelli.[bullet ad=”selectsales-shell”][bullet ad=”foaled-and-raised-at-machmer-hall-for-golden-pedigree-llc-don-osborne”][bullet ad=”thorostride-new”]
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