TDN RISING STARS

July 9, 2016 - Belmont Park, Race 1, Msw, USD $85,000, 6F

Bobby On Fleek, c, 2, 2014 by Frost Giant

1st Dam: Bema's Gold, by Out of Place
2nd Dam: Bema, by Pulpit
3rd Dam: Dhaka, by Icecapade

Owner: Louis Lazzinnaro
Breeder: Louis Lazzinnaro (NY)
Trainer: Chad C. Brown

Bobby on Fleek, reportedly named for the late, great Bobby Frankel--trainer Chad Brown=s mentor who would have been 75 Saturday--had fired several local bullets for this unveiling and was crushed in the wagering down to 6-5. Breaking on top, the chestnut was wrangled in by Irad Ortiz, Jr. to stalk the pace perched three deep through splits of :22.91 and :46.41. Ranging up ominously to assert at the top of the lane, he cantered away from his rivalsto score by a geared-down six lengths. Condo Prince (Paddy O=Prado), the half-brother to Grade I-winning juvenile Condo Commando (Tiz Wonderful), rallied from out of the cloudsto complete the exacta. Bobby on Fleek=s second dam is SW Bema (Pulpit), who produced fellow >TDN Rising Star= Due Diligence (War Front), a debut winner for Brown who later went on to be a stakes winner and Group 1-placed overseas. Bema's Gold produced a Regal Ransom colt last year. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $51,000.