
Venerable Spartiatis Gets Tom Fool Victory
One year after making his graded stakes debut in the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (G3), 7-year-old gelding Spartiatis used the six-furlong test to notch his first graded stakes triumph March 11.
David Jacobson
Scott A. Stevens
David Jacobson
Harold J. Plumley
Chief Lion |
Wildcat Heir | Forest Wildcat |
Penniless Heiress | ||
Pretty Indian | Indian Charlie | |
Sofisticada |
Sale / Hip / Type | Buyer / Consignor | Price |
---|---|---|
OBSJAN2011Hip 16 | Yearling |
|
$35,000 |
KEESEP2011Hip 4312 | Yearling |
|
$15,000 |
BARMAR2012Hip 138 | Two-year-old |
|
($75,000) |
One year after making his graded stakes debut in the $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap (G3), 7-year-old gelding Spartiatis used the six-furlong test to notch his first graded stakes triumph March 11.
Green Gratto will be making his 52nd lifetime start when he faces seven opponents in the Tom Fool Handicap, in which he will carry high weight of 119 pounds. Chief Lion is a threat to compromise Green Gratto on the front end.
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