4th-Del Mar, $84,000, (S), Msw, 8-10, 2yo, 5fT, :58.49, fm, 3 3/4 lengths.
IMPEACHALOT (c, 2, Sir Prancealot {Ire}–Impeached {SP, $174,497}, by Northern Afleet) became the second North American-sired 2-year-old winner for his sire (by Tamayuz {GB}) with a daylight success on debut. Of at 21-5, the bay–blinkered equipped with a shadow roll for this first go–chased from second around the turn and into the stretch, had a look at the grandstand while making the lead about a furlong from home and went farther clear while being kept to his task late. A half-brother to Slack Tide (Shaman Ghost), MSW, $141,640. Impeachalot was the $85,000 topper at the 2022 WTBOA Yearling Sale as his consignor Terry and Mary Lou Griffin's Griffin Place dominated among the sellers. The yearling half-brother by Outwork is set to be offered by Griffin Place at this year's sale Aug. 22. It was announced last week that Sir Prancealot would no longer be shuttling to Australia and would remain permanently at Rancho San Miguel in California. Sales history: $85,000 Ylg '22 WASSEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Philip Lebherz & Richard Meister; B-William T Griffin (KY); T-Brian J Koriner.
Congratulations to breeder and consignor Griffin Place LLC on selling todays Sale Topper at the WTBOA sale in Auburn WA. The CA bred colt by Sir Prancealot out of Impeached brought $85k from Premier Team #1. That's 2️⃣ sale topping colts for Sir Prancealot in the last 7 days! pic.twitter.com/heHmIceBmG
— Adrian Gonzalez (@CheckmateRacing) August 24, 2022
On debut 2yo #5 IMPEACHALOT ($10.40) gets to the lead and pulls away to win race 4 at Del Mar after a stalking trip. The son of Sir Prancealot was ridden by Jose Valdiva Jr. and is trained by Brian Koriner.
The late pick 4 is up next! Wager at https://t.co/nBYFHiPrdh. pic.twitter.com/iyQ0SZVH5U
— TVG (@TVG) August 10, 2023
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