Mirahmadi's Eponymous Equine Athlete 'Clears' Allowance Condition At Great Race Place

7th-Santa Anita, $64,196, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 1-4, 4yo/up, 1m, 1:36.15, ft, 4 1/2 lengths.
MIRAHMADI (c, 4, Into Mischief–More Chocolate {GSW & MGISP, $373,892}, by Malibu Moon), a runner-up in the GI Del Mar Futurity as a juvenile, took the maiden mic at 'The Great Race Place' Oct. 12. Though track announcer Frank Mirahmadi's eponymous equine athlete was well-beaten in the GIII Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar Nov. 23, the colt was backed as the 2-1 second choice here behind 'TDN Rising Star' and Insight runner Eagles Flight (Curlin). Blowing and going out of the blocks, the Bob Baffert trainee wrestled the lead away from Flightline's half-brother and made the front into the first turn. The 4-year-old sailed up the backstretch as the pair separated themselves from the rest of the field. In control around the far turn, Mirahmadi clearly had plenty left in the tank and he visited the winner's circle after a 4 1/2-length score over the favorite. The winner's dam is responsible for back-to-back fillies by McKinzie starting in 2022. More Chocolate visited Good Magic for this year. Sales History: $1,050,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GISP, 11-2-4-2, $203,740. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Robert E. Masterson, Waves Edge Capital LLC, Catherine Donovan and Tom J. Ryan; B-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD. (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

MIRAHMADI ($6.80) seems to have put it together now as he scores the win in the 7th at @SantaAnitaPark. The four-year-old Into Mischief (@spendthriftfarm) colt is trained by @BobBaffert and @JJHernandezS19 was up.

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