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WinStar Farm LLC’s Revolutionary,  idle since last year’s Belmont Stakes (G1), returned running to the races at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, collaring frontrunning fellow OBS graduate Falling Sky (Horses of Racing Age, January ’13) in the final yards and winning the $54,500 allowance test by half a length. Falling Sky, winner of last year’s Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, topped last January’s OBS Horses of Racing Age Sale. It’s the fourth win for Revolutionary, hero of last year’s Withers Stakes (G3) and Louisiana Derby (G2), now 9-4-1-3 with earnings of $1,047,600. The 4-year-old colt by War Pass was sold for $235,000 at the 2012 OBS March Sale by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent. watch his under tack video

A pair of OBS graduate first time starters put on a good show at Oaklawn Park on Saturday as James Driver & H. Ywachetta’s Paganol and Iron Horse Racing LLC’s Street Strategy rallied from last and next to last in a $55,000 maiden special weight test. After battling head to head in the final strides, Paganol got the bob at the wire. A 3-year-old colt by Tiz Wonderful, Paganol was sold for $250,000 by Bobby Dodd, Agent, at the 2013 OBS March Sale after speeding a quarter in :21 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. Street Strategy, by Street Sense, brought $425,000 when purchased out of the Rice Horse Stables consignment at the 2013 April Sale. 
Paganol’s under tack video 
Street Strategy’s under tack video

Yukio Baba’s unbeaten Asia Express was a near unanimous choice as Japan’s 2013 champion two-year-old colt. He received 279 out of 280 votes in the balloting in the wake of his 1-1/4 length victory in the $1.3-million Asahi Hai Futurity (G1) at Nakayama Racecourse in December. The race was his first on turf after winning his first two outings on dirt. After a quarter in :21 flat at the Under Tack Show, the Florida-bred colt by Henny Hughes was purchased by Narvick International for $230, 000 from breeder Ocala Stud at the 2013 OBS March Sale. He has earned 88, 131,000 yen (est. $850,000 U.S.) to date. watch his under tack video

watch Asia Express (6) win the Asahi Hai Futurity (G1)

Asia Express is the second OBS March graduate to win the prestigious Asahi Hai Futurity (G1); Goshawk Ken took the 2007 edition on his way to championship honors. The colt by Bernstein was sold by breeder Four Horsemen’s Ranch at the 2006 OBS Winter Mixed Sale and then resold for $160,000 by M & H Training & Sales, Agent, at the 2007 March Sale.

Alto Racing LLC’s Sweet Whiskey got her 3-year-old campaign off to a rousing start on Saturday at Gulfstream, taking charge of the $100, 000 Old Hat Stakes (G3) a furlong from the wire and drawing away to a 2-3/4 length victory over fellow OBS graduate Co Cola (June ;13).  It’s the first stakes win for the daughter of Old Fashioned, sold for $300,000 at the 2013 OBS March Sale by Eddie Woods, Agent, after working an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. The win gives her a 4-2-1-0 record and earnings of $163,000. watch her under tack video

Alpha Delta Stables’ Devil’s Cave picked up her first stakes win in Sunday’s $100, 000 Ocala Stakes at Gulfstream Park, battling head to head for the lead from the start before asserting herself in the final yards and scoring by two lengths. It’s the third win in eight starts this year for the 3-year-old Florida-bred daughter of Put It Back, sold for $180,000 by Blue River Bloodstock, Agent, at the 2012 OBS April Sale. The victory gives her an 8-3-3-0 record and earnings of $132,647. watch her under tack video

Three Diamonds Farm’s Comandante scored his third straight win at Aqueduct on Saturday, leading wire to wire en route to a 4-1/2 length victory in the $100,000 Alex M. Robb Stakes. It’s the second stakes win for the 3-year-old gelding by Frost Giant, now 14-4-4-2 with $270,568 in earnings. He was sold for $35,000 by Pick View Sales, Agent, at the 2012 OBS April Sale. watch his under tack video