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Broman-bred Panadol wins Al Bastakiya at Meydan

Saturday, March 6th, 2021

Panadol, 3-year-old New York-bred produced from Chester and Mary Broman’s program, wins Saturday’s Al Bastakiya Sponsored By Arabian Adventures. Erika Rasmussen/Dubai Racing Club Photo.

By Melissa Bauer-Herzog

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum’s Panadol proved his impressive debut maiden victory last month in Dubai wasn’t a one-off performance when he won Saturday’s $150,000 Al Bastakiya Sponsored By Arabian Adventures during Meydan’s Super Saturday card.

The New York-bred son of Flatter faced two new obstacles Saturday – stretching out to 1 3/16 miles from his 1-mile debut and breaking from the outside post in the field of 12. Jockey Mickael Barzalona’s experience paid off for the second-time starter as he hustled his mount from the gate and rode him to the rail, where he was able to relax in front.

Another American-bred, the Speightstown colt Speights’percomete, tried to run Panadol down in the stretch but Panadol had a big enough advantage that he was able to cross the line three-quarters of a length ahead.

Panadol has lessons to learn, but Barzalona believes Saturday’s race gave him the foundation he needs before heading to the Group 2 UAE Derby in three weeks.

“He is the kind of horse we want on this kind of surface, especially in Meydan,” Barzalona said. “Today he felt even greener than on his first race, so I really appreciate that he had a second run this season before going for the UAE Derby. He does the distance well, he has got some good talent, and we will see whether he is able to perform on World Cup night.”

A $180,000 buy for Cromwell Bloodstock from Ocala Stud at the OBS Spring sale of 2-year-olds in training, Panadol was bred by Chester and Mary Broman and foaled at their Chestertown Farm in Chestertown.

The colt is a half-brother to fellow Broman New York-bred, the stakes-placed Backwood Bay, among seven winners from seven to race. He’s also a half-brother to Oil Empress, the dame of stakes winner Clandine, Grade 3-placed J. S. Choice and stakes-placed Lazarus Project.

Purchased by Chester Broman in 2011 at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale for $380,000 carrying a foal by Bernardini, Panadol’s dam Arradoul was sold in 2018 for $14,000 while carrying a filly by Alpha. The subsequent filly by Alpha, named Alarra, sold for $2,000 to Leonard Liberto at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale. After an unsuccessful visit to Runhappy in 2019, Arradoul visited Grade 1 winner Audible last year.

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