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Sara Louise (USA)
©Adam Coglianese
SARA LOUISE (USA)
- Age: 4
- Colour: Bay
- Gender: Filly
- Sire: Malibu Moon (USA)
- Dam: Kings Lynn (USA)
- Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
$180,000Y, $550,000 2-y-o: half-sister to 2 winners in USA and Mexican Derby winner Jacobino (by Deputy Commander): dam, US 5f (at 2 yrs) to 8.3f winner, half-sister to US Grade 3 8.5f winner Scoop: smart form: successful in 2008 in maiden at Belmont and Grade 3 Pocahontas Stakes at Churchill Downs (beat Rachel Alexandra 3¾ lengths): creditable 4¾ lengths second to same rival in Grade 2 Golden Rod Stakes on latter course final 2-y-o outing: not seen out in 2009 until August, but won Grade 3 Victory Ride Stakes at Saratoga and Grade 2 Top Flight Handicap at Aqueduct (beat Justwhistledixie by ½ length, leading over 1f out and just kept up to her work final 1f), latter in November: good head second to Indian Blessing in Grade 2 Gallant Bloom Handicap at Belmont, fourth behind Informed Decision in Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Santa Anita (only outing on a synthetic surface) in between: effective at 6f to 8.5f: acts on sloppy going.