7th-GP, $40,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 1-15, 4yo/up, f/m, 7 1/2fT, 1:31.15, fm.
VAUNTING (f, 4, Exchange Rate–Boasting, by Kris S.) made her U.S. debut a winning one with an off-the-pace optional claiming triumph at Gulfstream. Capturing her debut over an all-weather surface back in October 2015 at Lingfield for Sir Michael Stoute, the gray returned here with a steady series of half-mile drills and was made the 19-10 favorite. Breaking alertly from the rail, she had to tap on the brakes heading into the clubhouse turn and settled into stride in fourth past a :24.36 quarter. Dropping back one spot by a :48.66 half, the homebred saved ground on the far bend and came off cover at the top of the lane to run down longshot Moon Over Paris (Blame) late for a half-length victory. The winner is a full-sister to Bragging, GSW-Eng, $189,775. Her dam's most recent produce is an unraced sophomore Candy Ride (Arg) filly named Dovecote. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $29,134. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O/B-Juddmonte Farms, Inc. (KY); T-Chad C. Brown.
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