Behave Virginia (Unified), the first winner for Unified when dueling free and airing on debut beneath the Twin Spires May 28, became her freshman sire's first stakes winner in Saturday's $150,000 Debutante S. at Churchill Downs. The 4-1 chance bobbled slightly at the start and sat behind the leaders in an inside fourth. She split horses as they turned for home and ran to the money to stay perfect. The winner's dam, a $25,000 purchase by Arif Kurtel at the 2019 KEENOV Sale, had a colt by Tamarkuz in 2020.
DEBUTANTE S., $150,000, Churchill Downs, 6-26, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:09.83, ft.
1–BEHAVE VIRGINIA, 120, f, 2, by Unified
1st Dam: She's Behaving, by Mineshaft
2nd Dam: Behaving, by Rubiano
3rd Dam: Haveaheavenlytime, by Halo
($30,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; $115,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP).
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Lucky Seven Stable (Mackin); B-Khalid
Mishref Alkahtani (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek; J-Brian Joseph
Hernandez, Jr. $90,210. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $147,698.
*First stakes winner for freshman sire (by Candy Ride {Arg}).
2–Ontheonesandtwos, 120, f, 2, Jimmy Creed–Cue the Moon,
by Malibu Moon. ($37,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-Deuce
Greathouse, Cindy M. Hutson & Madaket Stables LLC;
B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Norm W. Casse. $29,100.
3–Wicked Halo, 120, f, 2, Gun Runner–Just Wicked, by Tapit.
O/B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC LLC (KY); T-Steven M.
Asmussen. $14,550.
Margins: 1, HF, 12 1/4. Odds: 4.10, 1.40, 2.80.
Also Ran: Tizplenty, Classiness, Catchusifyoucan, Compressed Energy, Mollie Kate. Scratched: Cartel Queen, Mi Estrella. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
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