Bolt d’Oro Colt walks slowly, but comes home at the launch of Churchill
Knocked out with a 2-1 margin on his debut, GO OTTO GO (c, 2, Bolt d’Oro–Court Dancer, by War Chant) made it through a bit of a slow start from the inside pavilion to graduate about four legs on Thursday at Churchill Downs. About half its length late, the $180,000 Fasig-Tipton purchase in July forced a halt to the pace of leading second player Suga Steve (Goldencents), but athletic enough to re-enter it. the outer ring when entering the turn. More or less evenly as they raced around the bend, the dark bay was claimed by Florent Geroux to play the best in the upper stretch, unleashing an unattainable advantage in the final eight-mile and proving to be the winner. favorable under gentle encouragement. Beaudacious Colton (Race Day), already a veteran racer in the previous two starts, finished second with excellence. Sales history: $42,000 RNA Wlg ’21 KEENOV; $180,000 Ylg ’22 FTKJUL. Farm O-Three chimneys; B-Sun Valley Farm (KY); T-Steve Asmussen.
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This story was posted in Top News and tagged 2 year old baby racing, Bolt d’Oro, Churchill Downs, Fasig-Tipton July, Florent Geroux, Go Otto Go, Race, Steve Asmussen.
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