Lantern Hill Farm, LLC

2nd-BEL, $75,000, Msw, 6-12, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:04.50, ft.
+PLATINUM SPARK (f, 2, Hansen–Ablaze, by Forest Camp)was bet throughout in this debut off a sharp local worktab that included a four-furlong gate breeze June 2 in :47, heading to post at 9-2 off a 12-1 morning line. Breaking a half-step slowly from the outside post, the gray filly showed good speed to stalk Dixie Kicks (Exclusive Quality) in second through a :22.88 quarter-mile. Sidling up to that one at the top of the stretch, Platinum Spark appeared to be flattening out nearing the eighth pole, but responded when given a pop of Manny Franco’s right-handed stick and wore down the frontrunner in the final sixteenth to score by 1 1/2 lengths. China Rider (Majestic Warrior) nailed the pacesetter late for second. Todd Pletcher firster Teresa Z (Smart Strike), favored at 9-5, never factored. The winner’s dam has a yearling filly by Stay Thirsty and foaled a Flat Out colt this season. Her second dam is a half to Canadian Champion 2-year-old colt and GSW Riker (Include), as well as GSW Cashel Castle (Silver Ghost). Sales History: $70,000 Ylg ’15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $45,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-John T. Behrendt, Charles K. Marquis & Brian Cornell; B-Lantern Hill Farm LLC & Lighthouse Group LLC (KY); T-David G. Donk.