9th-Tampa Bay Downs, $32,000, Msw, 1-17, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:36.74, fm, 4 1/4 lengths.
BRILLANTE (FR) (f, 3, Persian King {Ire}–Baga {Fr}, by No Nay Never) made her American debut Friday after a pair of starts as a 2-year-old in her native France. Privately purchased and imported to the Chad Brown barn late last year, the 7-5 favorite spotted the field a step at the break and raced near the back of the field behind Mona L (Caravaggio) who set an opening half tempo of :48.33. Staying wide throughout, Brillante put in a bid around the far turn, picked up steady position into the lane and surged to the front at the eighth pole to graduate nicely by 4 1/4 lengths ahead of Mona L. From Persian King's first crop, Brillante is her dam's youngest reported offspring. Sales History: €30,000 Ylg '23 ARAV2. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $23,539. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Madaket Stables LLC, Michael Dubb, William J. Rucker and William Strauss; B-Mrs. Gilles Forien, Antoine Fontaine, Vasilios Govosdis & Gilles Forien (FR); T-Chad C. Brown.
It was a stunning show from BRILLANTE (FR) ($4.80) in the finale at @TampaBayDownsFL. @scamachojr1 was up for trainer Chad Brown. The three-year-old filly is by @Haras_d_Etreham's Persian King (IRE). pic.twitter.com/L7I4lsswvG
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