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Loveherheart ran her rivals off their feet in a Santa Anita maiden special weight on Friday, becoming the first winner for Darby Dan Farm's freshman sire Klimt.

Ridden by Juan Hernandez, Loveherheart took command at the start of the five-furlong event. She widened her advantage throughout, romping to a 5 ½-length score for owners Alydom Racing, Rudy Barragan, Ross Lerner, and Craig and Ellie Russell, and trainer Andrew Lerner.

The bay filly, who is produced from the Yonaguska mare Lustful, was bred in Kentucky by Lee McMillin and Anita Cauley. She was a $50,000 graduate of this year's OBS March sale where she was bought by Nick Hines, agent.

Klimt was a top 2-year-old of 2016. Named a TDN Rising Star, he captured the Best Pal Stakes (G2) by 2 ¾ lengths in just his third career start, before rolling to a dominant 4 ½- length victory in the Del Mar Futurity (G1), where he ran seven furlongs in 1:21.80. By Quality Road, Klimt is out of the stakes-placed Dixie Union mare Inventive and hails from the immediate family of Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Concern.

For more information about Klimt, please contact Ryan Norton at (859) 254-0424, via e-mail at ryan@darbydan.com, or visit DarbyDan.com.

Klimt at Darby Dan Farm

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Loveherheart became the first winner for her freshman sire Klimt (Quality Road) with a dominant victory at Santa Anita Friday. Adding blinkers and dispatched at odds of 7-1 off a debut fifth when well-bet over 4 1/2 furlongs May 7, the $17,000 KEESEP yearling turned $50,000 OBS March breezer was off to a much better start this time around, set the pace in hand and widened through the final furlong to take it by about five lengths. Fellow OBSMAR grad Signora Minister (Valiant Minister) rallied late to finish second, just ahead of 8-5 favorite Ruby Ray (Klimt), who chased the pace before just weakening in the final strides.

The winner's young sire won the GI Del Mar Futirity S. in 2016 and stands at Darby Dan Farm for $10,000. Loveherheart is the most recent foal out of Lustful, who is a half-sister to MGISW millionaire On Fire Baby (Smoke Glacken), GSW High Heels (E Dubai) and SW & GSP French Kiss (Hussonet).

4th-Santa Anita, $62,598, Msw, 6-4, 2yo, f, 5f, :59.59, ft, 5 1/2 lengths.

LOVEHERHEART (f, 2, Klimt–Lustful, by Yonaguska) Sales history: $17,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $50,000 2yo '21 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $37,820. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. O-Alydom Racing, LLC, Barragan, Rudy, Lerner, Ross, E., Russell, Craig and Russell, Ellie; B-Lee McMillin & Anita Cauley (KY); T-Andrew Lerner.

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