Brendan Walsh-trained East Avenue proved his eight-length maiden victory at Ellis Park Aug. 24 was no fluke as he rolled to an open-lengths win within the $600,000 Breeders’ Futurity (G1) at Keeneland Oct. 5.
East Avenue was a lot the very best and picks up 10 #KentuckyDerby factors within the G1 Breeders’ Futurity! 🏆🌹 @Tyler_Gaff @brenpwalsh @godolphin
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— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) October 5, 2024
The son of Medaglia d’Oro ‘s victory capped a giant weekend for proprietor and breeder Godolphin as they swept each of Keeneland’s 2-year-old grade 1s, profitable the Alcibiades Stakes (G1) with Immersive Oct. 4.
Ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, East Avenue accomplished 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.17 and paid $7.56 to win.
Hopeful Stakes (G1) runner-up Ferocious completed second. His jockey, Luis Saez, lodged an objection in opposition to the winner for an incident on the primary flip, however no change was made by the stewards. Filoso was third.
As a part of the Breeders’ Cup Problem Sequence: Win and You are In, East Avenue earned a paid, computerized berth within the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at Del Mar. The highest 5 finishers from the Breeders’ Futurity additionally earned Kentucky Derby (G1) factors on a 10-5-3-2-1 scale as a part of the 2024-25 Street to the Kentucky Derby.
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