6th-Gulfstream, $41,750, Msw, 6-22, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.17, fm.
UNCLE BULL (c, 3, Uncle Mo&log=">Uncle Mo–Bullville Belle, by Holy Bull) worked a bullet five furlongs around the dogs in 1:00 2/5 (1/7) over the Palm Meadows turf June 5 and ran to his $475,000 FTSAUG price tag with an impressive victory in his debut. Off at odds of 7-2, the dark bay broke alertly and was sent to the front, striding along comfortably as he ticked off fractions of :24.62 and :48.57. Riding the rail around the turn, the bay shifted into high gear, powering down the stretch to score by 3 1/4 lengths over Mantra (Violence). The winner's stablemate Holy Meister (Bodemeister), favored at 9-5, completed the trifecta. Uncle Bull is a half-brother to Connect (Curlin), GISW, $1,370,000; and Tani Maru (Cherokee Run), MSW, $223,515. His dam last produced the unraced juvenile High Threshold (Animal Kingdom) and a yearling colt by American Pharoah. Sales history: $475,000 Ylg '17 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Gary Barber & John C. Oxley.; B-Fox Straus KY (KY); T-Mark E. Casse.
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