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DRF Staff|Jul 14, 2010

BOYS AT TOSCONOVA

Trainer: Rick Dutrow

Last race: July 2, 2nd

Finish: 1st by 12

Purchased following a runner-up finish in the Grade 3 Kentucky Juvenile first time out, he quickly sped clear and widened at every call for a five-furlong maiden win in a meet-fastest 56.26 seconds, just .51 of a second off Kelly Kip’s track record. “The sky is the limit,” winning rider Ramon Dominguez said afterward.

ISTISHAARY

Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin

Last race: June 30, 8th

Finish: 1st by nose

This 4-year-old son of Distorted Humor lost his first three starts by more than 39 lengths but is now 2 for 2 in six-furlong turf sprints after setting the pace and staving off a late run from 19-time winner I’ve Got Speed in a first-level allowance.

STOPSPENDINGMARIA

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Last race: July 1, 2nd

Finish: 1st by 7

A precociously bred 2-year-old filly by Montbrook, she finished third in her debut at Monmouth Park with a Beyer Speed Figure of 47, then nearly doubled that figure (92) wiring maidens under a hand ride. “It was a public workout,” said owner Mike Repole, who added she would next start in either the Schuylerville (July 23) or the Adirondack (Aug. 15) at Saratoga.

ZERMATT

Trainer: Todd Pletcher

Last race: June 30, 2nd

Finish: 1st by 7 1/4

After a pair of seconds to begin her career, the third time was the charm for this $340,000 daughter of Tiznow, who attracted $135,329 of a $146,154 show pool and never gave her bridge-jumping bandwagon an anxious moment.

– Dave Litfin