Graeme Hall Adds Two 2-Year Old Winners
10/25/09
Graemy and Who's Up are two names of runners by Graeme Hall who could be on the rise. Both were impressive winners on the 23rd and 24th of October, respectively, and based on their solid performances, both look to be poised for class jumps. At Santa Anita's Oak Tree meet, Who's Up, a colt out of Divine Rocket by Is It True, controlled the pace throughout the running of the day's 6th race, a one-mile Maiden Special Weight event on the turf. The Andrew Cant bred broke well from the 3 spot and angled in early to set the pace. He staved off challengers in the turn for home and widened to a 2 length lead as he hit the wire to record the easy win.
The day before in an allowance event on the dirt of Laurel Park, another pace setter by Graeme Hall, this time a filly out of the Patton mare Catchy Patton, had to fight hard throughout the 6-furlong race to keep a pressing rival at bay. The gutsy Eugene Melnyk bred simply would not give up the lead and willfully hung on to win by a head for her owners C and K Stables.
Graeme Hall is among the leading sires in Florida and ranks at the top nationally by percentage of repeat winners and by rate of return on investment at two-year-old sales. At any age, Graeme Hall runners keep winning. The stallion stands for a fee of $5,000 in 2010.
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