Thrilled outslugged narrow second choice Family Tree to the wire, then survived a claim of foul to become the latest black-type winner for her champion freshman sire. The homebred made the first four starts of her career on the grass, breaking her maiden at first asking at Saratoga in August before finishing runner-up in the P.G. Johnson S. and the GIII Miss Grillo S. the next month. Never a menace when 11th to Catch a Glimpse (City Zip) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies' Turf Oct. 30, the bay was last seen filling out the exacta beneath Lewis Bay (Bernardini) in the GII Tempted S. at Aqueduct Nov. 28. Family Tree, having her first run for the Bob Baffert barn, jumped best and took command, but Thrilled and Javier Castellano were never going to let her sneak too far away. The duo raced on more or less even terms into the final eighth of a mile, at which point Thrilled looked to come over slightly on Family Tree. She edged away late to score by daylight and was allowed to retain the victory. Produced by a GIII Virginia Oaks winner whose dam was a full-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Distaff upsetter Spain, Thrilled is a half-sister to a yearling colt by champion Shanghai Bobby. Excited was bred to Verrazano in 2015. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
PLUM PRETTY S., $200,000, SUN, 3-20, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:43.35, ft.
1–#THRILLED, 122, f, 3, by Uncle Mo
1st Dam: Excited (GSW, $244,796), by Giant's Causeway
2nd Dam: Path of Thunder, by Thunder Gulch
3rd Dam: Drina, by Regal and Royal
O-Michael B Tabor; B-Chelston (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; J-Javier Castellano. $124,000. Lifetime Record: 6-2-3-0, $293,800. *11th black-type winner for sire (by Indian Charlie).
2–Family Tree, 122, f, 3, Smart Strike–Giant Mover, by Giant's Causeway. ($225,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Gary & Mary West; B-Dell Ridge Farm LLC & Sam-Son Farm (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $44,000.
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3–K P Wildcat, 122, f, 3, Include–Londolozi, by Forest Wildcat. ($22,000 RNA Ylg '14 KEESEP; $40,000 2yo '15 OBSOPN). O-Karl Pergola; B-Cloyce C Clark (KY); T-Weston Martin. $20,000.
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Margins: 2, 7 1/4, 24 1/4. Odds: 1.00, 1.10, 3.60.
Also Ran: L J's Awesome Girl, Sweet Bea. Scratched: Ready and Set, Where's the D.
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