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Repole Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, and Michael House’s Nest passed her first test against elders with aplomb, posting a 9 3/4-length score in Sunday’s $250,000 Beldame (G2) for fillies and mare at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet.
Nest has proven her superiority amongst a highly competitive division of sophomore fillies all year long. On Sunday, the talented three-time Grade 1-winner will face a new task of taking on older fillies and mares in the 84th running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Beldame at Belmont at the Big A.
As a race that often features the best of its division, the $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) has seen over three dozen of its winners go on to be crowned champion 3-year-old filly at the end of their campaigns. On Saturday, Nest made a strong case for year-end honors in the 106th renewal of the prestigious test, turning the tables on Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Secret Oath with a 12 1/4-length victory at Saratoga Race Course.
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