American Pharoah Filly Goes One Better at Del Mar

5th-Del Mar, $71,500, Msw, 11-12, 2yo, f, 5fT, :56.67, fm, 2 3/4 lengths.
SHOPPINGFORPHAROAH (f, 2, American Pharoah–Smart Shopping {SP}, by Smart Strike) cut out a sharp pace in her six-furlong debut at Santa Anita Oct. 23 and yielded grudgingly to finish second by a length at 16-1. Sent off the 33-10 third favorite–with $22 less on her nose than second choice Granola Girl (Jack Milton)–the $300,000 Keeneland September yearling was once again ridden positively by Ricky Gonzalez at this slightly shorter journey, beating favored Comedic (Practical Joke) to the punch while not overextending herself pace-wise. The chalk tried to make a race of it in upper stretch, but Shoppingforpharoah had a nice kick and covered her final eighth of a mile in a smart :11.52 to win clear. Granola Girl was a distant third. The final time was 0.70 seconds quicker than the first division of the race that kicked off the Friday program. Shoppingforpharoah is out of a stakes-placed half-sister to Power Broker (Pulpit), whose major victory came in this track's GI FrontRunner S. in 2012; as well as SW Fierce Boots (Tiznow). Third dam Shopping (Private Account) produced GISW Miss Shop (Deputy Minister), the dam of MGSW Tin Type Gal (Tapit), GSW/MGISP Trappe Shot (Tapit) and SW & GSP Bought In Dixie (Dxieland Band). Smart Shopping is the dam of the yearling filly Yard Sale (Uncle Mo), a $435,000 purchase by Claiborne Farm at this year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale and a weanling colt by Arrogate. She was most recently mated to Justify. Sales history: $300,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $54,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Jamm Ltd (KY); T-Jonathan Wong.