SUGAR BOWL S., $50,000, FG, 12-17, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.72, ft.
1–#PROFORMA, 116, g, 2, Munnings">Munnings–Caseys Irish Pride, by
Salt Lake. ($65,000 Ylg '15 FTKFEB). O-DARRS, Inc.; B-Reggie &
Tim Beeson (KY); T-Michael Stidham; J-Florent Geroux.
$30,690. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $71,290.
2–Divine Kaleb, 116, g, 2, Caleb's Posse–Divine Cindy, by Pulpit.
($36,000 Wlg '14 KEENOV; $60,000 Ylg '15 OBSAUG; $60,000
2yo '16 OBSAPR). O-William D. McCarty; B-Candy Meadows
LLC & McNeill Stables LLC (KY); T-Karl Broberg. $9,900.
3–Running Mate, 120, c, 2, Creative Cause–Street Mate, by
Street Cry (Ire). ($65,000 RNA Wlg '14 KEENOV). O/B-Bret
Jones (KY); T-J. Larry Jones. $4,950.
Margins: 3, 1 1/4, 3HF. Odds: 2.60, 16.40, 0.40.
Also Ran: Keep Talking, At Your Word, Monday Pirate.
Proforma overtook odds-on 'TDN Rising Star' Running Mate (Creative Cause) in early stretch and drew clear to an impressive victory in the Sugar Bowl S. at Fair Grounds. Third at 12-1 on debut Nov. 4 at Churchill, the chestnut flew home in :23.57 to graduate by a neck there Nov. 27. Let go as the distant second choice behind Running Mate, Proforma sat fifth in the early going and advanced three-wide on the far turn as the favorite surged to the lead. Rolling by that one around the three-sixteenths marker, Proforma kicked strongly clear to a convincing score. Running Mate was disqualified from second to third, elevating Divine Kaleb, who he came in on in midstretch. The winner has a weanling half-brother by Dialed In and his dam was bred back to Shackleford. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
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