VERIRIRE Levels Up On Black-Eyed Susan Day

Thoroughbred Daily News

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1st-PIM, $54K, OC62K/N1X, 3yo, 6f, 11:30 p.m. ET.
In what amounted to a smart debut at Colonial Downs Mar. 15, VERIFIRE (Authentic) was confirmed as a 'TDN Rising Star' after the colt won by 6 1/4 lengths and posted a 92 Beyer. Initially a $260,000 Keeneland September purchase, John Stewart went to a $1-million to acquire the chestnut during the 2024 OBS March Sale.

Running in Race 1 on the undercard of Pimlico on Friday, Verifire broke sharply and made another impressive wire-to-wire victory for trainer Brad Cox with Flavien Prat up. Cruising to the wire there was no question who the winner was down the lane as he put away rivals to win the ALW on the dirt for Resolute Racing’s stables.

Verifire is out of SP Ruby Trust (Smart Strike), whose own dam is GSW Queen Ofthe Castle (Tale of the Cat).