6th-Aqueduct, $73,950, Msw, 11-11, 2yo, 6f, 1:13.47, gd, 4 1/2 lengths.
TALK OF THE NATION (c, 2, Quality Road–She's Not Here {MGSW, $450,453}, by Street Cry {Ire}) failed to meet his reserve on a final bid of $470,000 after breezing in :10.1 at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale earlier this spring. Given the 4-5 nod in this scratched-down field of just three, Talk of the Nation took his time getting into stride after bumping with Nieuwendyk (Nyquist) shortly after the break. Third of the trio, he kept outside in the clear up the backstretch run before bidding from the four path around the turn as the half went in :47.47. On the lead passing the quarter pole, Talk of the Nation wasted no time asserting himself down the lane, drawing away from his two rivals to win by a geared-down 4 1/2 lengths. Assertive Attitude (Violence) led home Nieuwendyk to be a narrow second. From the family of Horse of the Year Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) and MGISW Balance (Thunder Gulch), Talk of the Nation has a yearling half-sister, Flight or Fantasy (Uncle Mo), and a weanling half-brother by Improbable. She's Not Here was bred back to WinStar's stallion for the 2023 season. Sales History: $470,000 RNA 2yo '22 FTFMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $46,750. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Allen Stable, Inc.; B-Chc Inc. (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III.
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