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Sanchez nearing a decision on Social Inclusion

Last updated: 3/14/14 3:50 PM

A sale appears imminent for the exciting three-year-old

Social Inclusion

(Lauren King/Adam Coglianese Photography)

Owner Ron Sanchez is continuing to field offers to purchase three-year-old

sensation Social Inclusion following his record-setting allowance win over Honor

Code at Gulfstream Park on Wednesday.

Sanchez, who runs under the stable name Rontos Racing Stable Corp., said

Friday morning that he hoped to have a decision made this weekend.

"We haven't made a decision yet," Sanchez said. "We are still receiving a

couple of good offers, one comes from the Middle East and the other one is here.

They are bidding, so we are going to wait at least 24 hours."

Originally in training with Jeff Bonde in California, Social Inclusion was

moved to 85-year-old trainer Manny Azpurura's barn at Gulfstream in mid-December

and had seven local works before a 7 1/2-length debut victory on February 22.

The Pioneerof the Nile colt returned with a 10-length triumph over highly

regarded Remsen winner Honor Code in 1:40.97, topping the 1 1/16-mile track

record.

Sanchez said part of the negotiations include his keeping partial ownership

as well as retaining Azpurua as trainer. Azpurua won more than 3,500 races in

his native Venezuela before moving permanently to the United States in 1978. He

has never started a horse in the Kentucky Derby, but brought Set 'n Go to the

race in 1974 on behalf of his brother, Leo.

"That is something that we are working out," Sanchez said. "We are definitely

going to keep a piece of the horse. We won't sell the whole horse."

Sanchez has mentioned the Wood Memorial on April 5 as the goal for Social

Inclusion's stakes debut.

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