3rd-Ellis, $51,000, Msw, 8-8, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.87, ft, 5 1/2 lengths.
BALADI (c, 2, Pioneerof the Nile–Dancing House {GSW & GISP, $450,825}, by Tapit), sent off at 11-1, was among a pack of horses chasing the early pacesetter down the backstretch before rushing up to take the lead after a quarter in :23.55. He began inching away without being asked after a half in :46.75 and skipped clear down the lane before finishing geared down and 5 1/2 lengths in front. Let My People Go (Pioneerof the Nile) was second. Dancing House, winner of the GII Barbara Fritchie S. and third in the GI Spinaway S., died in 2019. Baladi's second dam is multiple Grade I winner Tout Charmant (Slewvescent). Click for the Equibase.com chart. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $30,600.
O/B-Godolphin, LLC (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh.
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