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Offering Plan, a 2-year-old first-time starter by Spring At Last, rallied five wide from last to first in the stretch to notch an impressive victory going 1 1/16 miles on the Mellon turf course at Saratoga on Thursday.
Trained by Chad Brown for Michael Dubb, Nantucket Thoroughbred Partners, Bethlehem Stables LLC et al. Offering Plan ended up at the tail of the field after exiting from post five under Jose Lezcano, but also managed to tuck inside for a groundsaving trip around the first turn.
As Offering Plan continued to bring up the rear, Cosmo Storm and Foxhall Drive hooked up on the front end and led the field through fractions of 23.14, 47.85 and 1:13.49. Although he advanced a couple spots on the backstretch at the rail, the dark bay once again dropped back to last before entering the far turn.
Swinging out widest of all at the top of the lane, Offering Plan began his rally five or more paths out and when asked for run in earnest shot past his rivals to secure the victory by 1 1/2 furlongs. Fellow Brown-trainee and firster Kerjillion finished second, followed across the wire in third by Foxhall Drive. The final time for 8 1/2 furlongs was 1:42.37. [VIDEO]
A May foal bred by C. W. Swann and Cygnet Farm and foaled at Akindale Farm in Pawling, Offering Plan is the first starter and only foal to date produced by Rosalie Road, an unraced daughter of Street Cry (IRE) who is a half-sister to Grade 2 dirt sprint winner Adore the Gold. Rosalie Road was bred to Jimmy Creed this year.
Offering Plan changed hands twice at public auction, purchased as a yearling by Summer Mayberry at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale for $32,000 and bringing $135,000 at this year’s OBS Spring sale of 2-year-olds in training after working one furlong in 10.2 seconds.
