World Record (c, 3, Gun Runner–Marwa {GB}, by Exceed And Excel {Aus}) added blinkers and never gave the field a chance in the GII Amsterdam Stakes.
A frontrunning winner at second asking May 27 which earned him a 'TDN Rising Star', and third last out June 30 in the Maxfield Stakes, both at Churchill Downs, the bay sped through a first quarter in :21.56 and a half in :44.64 as 4-5 favorite Jefferson Street (Street Sense) gave pursuit. Turning for home, it looked like the latter would briefly mount a rally but ultimately the winner proved too much for his rivals, winning with air to spare. Valentine Candy (Justify) ran third.
Friday, Saratoga
AMSTERDAM S.-GII, $194,000, Saratoga, 7-26, 3yo, 6 1/2f, 1:16.20, ft.
1–WORLD RECORD, 118, c, 3, by Gun Runner
1st Dam: Marwa (GB), by Exceed And Excel (Aus)
2nd Dam: La Cucina (Ire), by Last Tycoon (Ire)
3rd Dam: Fandangerina, by Grey Dawn II
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. 'TDN Rising Star'. ($410,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV). O-Siena Farm LLC and WinStar Farm LLC; B-Runnymede Farm LLC, Falguieres Bloodstock, Gestut Zur Kuste AG, et (KY); T-Rodolphe Brisset; J-Flavien Prat. $110,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-2, $205,750. Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Jefferson Street, 118, c, 3, Street Sense–Apiary, by Bernardini. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-William I. Mott. $40,000.
3–Valentine Candy, 122, c, 3, Justify–Taste Like Candy, by Candy Ride (Arg). 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($250,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT). O-L. William Heiligbrodt, Corinne Heiligbrodt, Jackpot Farm, Whispering Oaks Farm LLC and Coteau Grove Farms; B-Pine Creek LP (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $24,000.
Margins: 6 3/4, 7 1/4, 3/4. Odds: 6.30, 0.85, 4.70.
Also Ran: Donegal Momentum, Pure Force.
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World Record (6-1) doesn't set one in GII Amsterdam but the 3-year-old runs pretty darned good, winning by 6 3/4 lengths for Flavien Prat and @BrissetRodolphe. Owned by @WinStarFarm and @SienaFarmKY. 1-4-5-2 pic.twitter.com/FVaMmHfdXU
— Tim Wilkin (@tjwilkin) July 26, 2024
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