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Juvenile half-brother to Super Saver captures debut at
Belmont
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| Brethren is bred on the same cross as Any Given Saturday
(NYRA/Adam Coglianese) |
BRETHREN (Distorted Humor), a half-brother to this year's Kentucky
Derby (G1) winner Super Saver (Maria's Mon), overcame a slight stumble
at the start to debut a winner in Saturday's
2ND race at Belmont Park. Like Super Saver, Brethren is trained by
Todd Pletcher for owner/breeder WinStar Farm.
Part of a coupled entry that was favored at 3-5, Brethren quickly
recovered from his bobble and led for a few strides before Backdown
(Gulch) rushed up along the inside to grab the lead. Brethren pressed
the pacesetter through splits of :22 4/5 and :45 2/5, finally wore him
down by midstretch, and kept on strongly to hold off Black N Beauty
(Devil His Due) by a half-length. The final time for six furlongs was a
brisk 1:08 4/5 on the fast track.
"He obviously has a lot of pedigree, and he came in with high
expectations," Pletcher said. "He had been very focused and forward in
the morning, having done everything we had asked him to do.
"We felt like he'd be very competitive and that he was a colt who
could win first time out if things went smoothly. Aside from a stumble
at the gate, it went very well." |
Pletcher said that Brethren is likely to make his next start in a stakes,
with the specific race to be determined at a later date.
Bred in Kentucky, Brethren is out of Supercharger (A.P. Indy), a winning full
sister to recent Vosburgh S. (G1) victor and Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) contender
Girolamo, Top Flight H. (G2) heroine and Gazelle H. (G1) second-place finisher
Daydreaming, and Pilgrim S. (G3) winner and Metropolitan H. (G1) third
Accelerator.
In 2009, Super Saver launched his own career in New York, finishing second at
Saratoga before going on to graduate by seven lengths at Belmont in his second
start. He is currently on the sidelines at WinStar near Versailles, Kentucky,
recuperating from condylar bruising.
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