6th-SAR, $83,000, Msw, 8-6, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.57, ft.
+FACT FINDING (c, 2, The Factor–Sweet Belle {SW & GSP, $307,649}, by Deputy Commander), a 6-1 shot, was hustled out of the gate and settled off the pace as longshot Lenstar (Shackleford) opened a clear lead while blitzing through fractions of :21.76 and :45.01. Fact Finding began to reel in the pacesetter at the top of the lane and took over with a sixteenth to run en route to a 2 1/4-length triumph. Casses Story (Bernardini) closed for second and Lenstar tired to fourth. Tally-Ho Stud purchased Fact Finding, who became the fourth winner for his freshman sire (by War Front), for $100,000 at the Keeneland September sale and sold him to Coolmore and Stonestreet for 350,000gns at this year's Tattersalls Breeze-Up sale (breeze). Sweet Belle produced a filly by Orb last year, who sold for $95,000 as a weanling at the Fasig-Tipton November sale, and she was bred to Tonalist this spring. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,800.
O-M Tabor, M Magnier, D Smith & Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Nursery Place & Partners (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.[bullet ad=”denali-hip187-outstandingthefactorfillysaratoga”]
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