Shadow Dragon

MGSW & MGISP Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}--Knyazhna {Ire}, by Montjeu {Ire}) has sired his first reported foal. Bred by Blazing Forest Stable, a colt out of Fire Assay (Medaglia d'Oro) was born Feb. 21 at Millford Farm. The foal is a half-brother to last year's GIII Holy Bull S. runner-up Shadow Dragon (Army Mule). Sacred Life commands a $2,000 stud fee at War Horse Place in Lexington.

Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), winner of the GIII Knickerbocker S., has had his first mares scanned in foal, James Kelly, owner of Blazing Forest Stable reported Thursday. Standing at Buck Pond Farm for $2,000, the freshman sire was bred to Fire Assay (Medaglia d'Oro), who is also owned by the same outfit and is responsible for Shadow Dragon (Army Mule), recently second in the GIII Holy Bull S.

9th-Belmont The Big A, $77,000, (S), Msw, 9-29, 2yo, 6f, 1:13.75, ft, 3/4 length. SHADOW DRAGON (c, 2, Army Mule--Fire Assay {GSP, $127,946}, by Medaglia d'Oro), dispatched at a tepid 7-1 in his first start since bringing $375,000 at OBSAPR off a :21 1/5 breeze, was forced towards the rail at the break and quickly found himself trailing the field with only one rival beat. Kept just off the rail into the far turn, he angled out at the top of the stretch and began picking off horses under a...