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Becoming the fifth Grade 1 winner by his sire Twirling Candy, Rombauer rocked the racing world back on its heels with a 3 ½-length victory in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday.
Furthermore, if we consider classic success the pinnacle of Thoroughbred achievement, then Rombauer appeared to add another dimension to his pedigree, especially to his quality female family, which has proven itself one of the fastest in the world.
The Preakness winner s dam, the unraced Cowboy Cal mare Cashmere, is a half-sister to the tremendous sprinter California Flag, a winner five times at the G3 level sprinting. The gelded son of Avenue of Flags (by Seattle Slew) earned $1.2 million making an exhibition of speed, won the Breeders Cup Turf Sprint, and set a course record at Santa Anita for 6 ½ furlongs.
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Rombauer rallies to Preakness glory May 16, 2021 by James Scully/TwinSpires.com Rombauer wins the 146th Preakness Stakes (Bill Denver/Maryland Jockey Club)
Rombauer collared Midnight Bourbon in midstretch and drove
to a 3 1/4-length victory in the $1 million Preakness S. (G1) at Pimlico. Last
seen finishing third in the April 3 Blue Grass S. (G2) at Keeneland, the
Michael McCarthy-trained colt joined the Triple Crown mix with a smashing win
in the middle jewel.
Flavien Prat picked up the mount on the John and Diane
Fradkin homebred Twirling Candy colt, and Rombauer left the starting gate as
the 11-1 fifth choice in the 10-horse field.
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