Fierceness' full brother nears debut

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - The yet-to-be-named full brother to Fierceness is close to making his debut.

On Friday, at Saratoga, the 2-year-old colt by City of Light out of the mare Nonna Bella worked a sharp half-mile in 48 seconds out of the gate, according to Daily Racing Form. It was his second straight work out of the gate.

“He’s come in, trained well, very straight forward much like his brother,” trainer Todd Pletcher said. “Last week’s work from the gate was good and today’s was an improvement.”

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Fierceness won his debut last summer at Saratoga by 11 1/2 lengths. He later won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and was voted 2-year-old champion.

This year, Fierceness won the Grade 1 Florida Derby before finishing 15th as the favorite in the Kentucky Derby. Fierceness was held out of Saturday’s Belmont Stakes to point for the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on July 20.

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