By Stefanie Grimm
The outside post at Fair Grounds proved no issue for first-time starter Deep Manhattan (Justify) who put in a powerful stretch drive to become a Thanksgiving 'TDN Rising Star' for super-sire Justify.
Away smartly from post 12, the 3-1 second choice had plenty of early pace past the wire the first time but was outrun by a handful of rivals along the fence into the first turn and opted to take back to rate off longshot frontrunner Sand Cast (The Factor). Shifting down to be three, then two wide into the backstretch, Deep Manhattan finally took up a solo fifth through the opening fractions of :23:96 and :49.45. As the top four began to bunch up around the far turn, Jose Ortiz swung his mount off the rail to put in a rally from the center of the course. Up to tackle the leaders at the furlong marker, Deep Manhattan put them quickly away and came home in style to defeat Tom's Magic (Justify) by five lengths and top a Justify-sired exacta with Shadwell homebred El Muheet (War Front) a further three lengths back in third.
The 11th 'TDN Rising Star' for Coolmore's international top sire Justify, Deep Manhattan was bred by Eurowest Bloodstock Services with John Gunther, also Justify's breeder, joining in for a piece of this runner. First dam Take the Ribbon, who took the GIII Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes in her own racing career, is already responsible for a trio of talented runners around the globe including fellow 'TDN Rising Star' Take These Chains (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), SP, $201,900, Deep Satin (American Pharoah), SW, $202,700 and Bookrunner (Tiznow), G1SP-Ity, GSP-Fr, $149,856. Additionally, daughter Pretty Paper (Ire) (Medgalia d'Oro), though unraced herself, produced GSW Love and Thunder (Ire) (Siyouni {FR}). Take the Ribbon is also a half-sister to Glinda the Good (Hard Spun) who would foal champion 2-year-old colt and leading young sire Good Magic (Curlin). Deep Manhattan was the last foal for Take the Ribbon.
Deep Manhattan was very impressive on debut in R2 at @fairgroundsnola under @jose93_ortiz for trainer @reredevaux! 🍀👀
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2nd-Fair Grounds, $58,000, Msw, 11-28, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:45.06, fm, 5 lengths.
DEEP MANHATTAN, c, 2, Justify
1st Dam: Take the Ribbon {GSW & GISP, $372,102},
by Chester House
2nd Dam: Magical Flash, by Miswaki
3rd Dam: Gils Magic, by Magesterial
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $34,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart. Click for the free Equineline.com catalog-style pedigree.
O-John D. Gunther and Eurowest Bloodstock Services; B-Eurowest Bloodstock Services (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux.
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