4th-Churchill Downs, $88,002, Msw, 7-4, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:10.35, ft, 9 1/4 lengths.
NAUGHTY GAL (f, 2, Into Mischief–Conway Two Step {SW, $102,605}, by Spanish Steps) tracked the pace before flattening out to fourth on debut here June 10 and was made the 14-5 second choice off an 8-1 morning-line quote in this spot. Dueling with favored firster Stunningly (Gun Runner) through a :22.18 quarter, the $350,000 OBS March purchase started to get the better of that rival while in hand past the three-eighths pole, took charge leaving behind a :45.94 half split and poured it on down the stretch for a dominant 9 1/4-length victory. Chiquita Mosca (Commissioner) got up late to complete the exacta. The winner, who shares a second dam with MGISW turfer Miss Temple City (Temple City), has a yearling half-sister by Malibu Moon and a foal Omaha Beach half-sister. Sales History: $200,000 Wlg '20 FTKNOV; $240,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP; $350,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $38,735. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Holy Cow Stable, LLC; B-Loren Nichols (FL); T-D. Wayne Lukas.
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