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Undefeated Annex Headlines Saturday’s American Turf Stakes

LNJ Foxwoods' and Eclipse Thoroughbreds' undefeated Annex, along with Stuart Janney III's Scarlett Sky and John Oxley's Palazzi, the one-two finishers in the recent Transylvania (G3) at Keeneland, top a field of 14 3-year-olds for Saturday's 30th running of the $500,000 American Turf presented by Derby City Gaming (G2) at Churchill Downs.

The 1 1/16-mile grass test serves as the ninth race on Saturday's Kentucky Derby day card with a 3:40 p.m. post time.

Trained by Bill Mott, Annex comes into Saturday's race off victories in the Palm Beach and Cutler Bay at Gulfstream Park. Irad Ortiz Jr. has the mount and will exit post four.

Trained by Shug McGaughey, Scarlett Sky rallied from far back to win the Transylvania by a half-length after being beaten by a head in the Palm Beach by Annex. Joel Rosario has the mount Saturday and will break from post 13.

Palazzi, who took the Texas Turf Mile to start his 2021 campaign, is trained by Mark Casse and will be ridden by Tyler Gaffalione from post 14.

The field for the American Turf, with riders and weights from the inside, is:

  1. Excellent Timing (Umberto Rispoli, 118 pounds)
  2. Winfromwithin (Luis Saez, 118)
  3. Chess's Dream (Jose Ortiz, 120)
  4. Annex (Irad Ortiz Jr., 118)
  5. Du Jour (Flavien Prat, 118)
  6. Royal Prince (Javier Castellano, 118)
  7. Dyn O Mite (James Graham, 118)
  8. Barrister Tom (Drayden Van Dyke, 118)
  9. Holy Vow (Sophie Doyle, 118)
  10. Next (John Velazquez, 118)
  11. Hidden Enemy (Mike Smith, 118)
  12. Lucky Law (Florent Geroux, 118)
  13. Scarlett Sky (Joel Rosario, 120)
  14. Palazzi (Tyler Gaffalione, 118)

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Constitution Colt Remains Perfect in Palm Beach

Annex took his record to two-for-two with a late-closing kick to take the Palm Beach S. at Gulfstream Saturday. Tabbed a 'TDN Rising Star' when rallying from well back to graduate on debut going a mile here Jan. 16, he was favored at 6-5 to repeat in this black-type bow. Racing in sixth, the chestnut was well back off the pace as Arzak (Not This Time) shot out to a clear lead with about 10 lengths on his closest pursuer Hot Blooded (Declaration of War), who also had daylight on the rest of the field. Arzak zipped through swift splits of :22.38 and :44.80 with Annex and the others just biding their time. Pulled out into the clear three wide at the top of the lane, Annex unleashed a powerful turn of foot, surging clear late to secure the win over Scarlett Sky.

Annex is the 16th black-type scorer for hot young sire Constitution and the 189th black-type winner out of a daughter of Unbridled's Song. His dam You Make ME Sing is a half-sister to MGISW You (You and I), who is the dam of GSW You and I Forever (A.P. Indy). She produced an Honor Code colt in 2019 and a filly by that sire in 2020. The 10-year-old mare was bred back to Mitole. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

PALM BEACH S., $100,000, Gulfstream, 2-27, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:40.62, fm.
1–ANNEX, 118, c, 3, by Constitution
                1st Dam: You Make Me Sing, by Unbridled's Song
                2nd Dam: Our Dani, by Homebuilder
                3rd Dam: Lovely Briar, by Briartic
($65,000 RNA Ylg '19 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-LNJ
Foxwoods and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners; B-William
Harrigan & Mike Pietrangelo (KY); T-William I. Mott; J-Junior
Alvarado. $60,140. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $84,140.
   'TDN Rising Star'
2–Scarlett Sky, 120, c, 3, Sky Mesa–Mata Mua, by Arch.
O/B-Stuart S. Janney, III LLC (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III.
$19,400.
3–Chess's Dream, 123, c, 3, Jess's Dream–Achalaya, by Bellamy
Road. ($20,000 Ylg '19 OBSWIN; $25,000 Ylg '19 FTKJUL).
O-Dubb, Michael, Bouchey, Steven, Bethlehem Stables LLC and
Bishop, Chester A.; B-Loren Nichols (FL); T-Michael J. Maker.
$9,700.
Margins: HD, 1 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 1.30, 2.70, 7.10.
Also Ran: Fighting Force, Sigiloso, Cave Hill, Hot Blooded, Arzak.

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