Keep The Faith Sets US Record On Debut
Breeding and Racing News - 25 July 2005
Australian black-type winner & 4YO entire Keep The Faith (Sunday Silence-Duelling Girl, by Dayjur) set a course record on his American debut at Belmont Park in New York early this morning. Keep The Faith (ridden by John Velasquez) won the US$75,000 allowance race by nearly 3-lengths in 1min 6.82sec which was also a North American turf record for 6 furlongs. Keep The Faith (purchased by Darley for $1.2 million as a yearling at the 2002 Inglis Easter Sale) raced 9 times in Australia for 4 wins (including the Listed Schweppes Cup over 1600m at Caulfield) & 1 placing (plus 4th in the Gr1 Canterbury Guineas when even-money favourite) for $115,020 prize-money. He travelled to the UK when a breathing problem was discovered after he choked down in a race at Rosehill in 2004; he was duly operated on in England & then sent to the US where he resumed racing after 16 months away from the track. His dam Duelling Girl is owned by Arrowfield Stud in the NSW Hunter Valley.
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