Juvenile Into Diamonds Graduates At First Asking Over Keeneland Turf

2nd-Keeneland, $77,839, Msw, 4-25, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:03.29, fm, neck.
INTO DIAMONDS (c, 2, Into Mischief–Diamond Sparkles {GSP}, by War Front) was overlooked by the betting public at odds of 6-1 for his debut here. The bay settled mid-pack up the backstretch as the tone was set by fellow firster Cheval de Guerre (Caravaggio). Trying to get involved around the far turn, the colt fanned four wide at the top of the lane and uncorked a bid to catch the leader. With a final push just the before the wire, the homebred got up in time to graduate. The first registered foal for his dam, the winner has a yearling half-sister by Quality Road. Diamond Sparkles was purchased for $500,000 by Pin Oak Stud during Keeneland November with that filly in utero. Into Diamonds's third dam, Irish and English G1 winner Quarter Moon (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), is a full-sister to Irish G1 winner Yesterday (Ire). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $45,260. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Gary Barber (KY); T-Mark E. Casse.

#12 Into Diamonds wins on debut in R2 at Keeneland under @iradortiz for trainer Mark Casse! 💎🍀

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