Transparent, who had been second, third, or fourth in his first five starts, finally broke through with a victory on Saturday afternoon at Aqueduct, drawing off to win a one-mile and seventy-yard maiden special weight by 5 3/4 lengths despite encountering severe interference leaving the first turn.
With jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard, Transparent got off to an excellent start and soon settled into fourth place outside of horses as Able Baker Charlie, Bolt Action, and Hoppy Do led the way through an opening quarter mile of :24.28 seconds. Star Jumping, Buddy's Tiz, and Inmyfathersimage were the trailers.
Entering the backstretch, Able Baker Charlie bore out suddenly, carrying Transparent and Bolt Action out many paths and forcing the latter to check sharply. All three colts eventually recovered and shifted back toward the inside rail, but all three lost a great deal of positioning in the process.
Amazingly, this didn't hurt Transparent's chances one bit. Following a half-mil in :49.39 seconds, the heavy favorite began to advance on the far outside, and stuck his head in front following three-quarters of a mile in 1:14.70. Then, under a hand ride, Transparent opened up a commanding lead in the homestretch, eventually hitting the wire well in front while stopping the clock in 1:43.60 seconds. Under the circumstances, it was an exceptionally good performance.
Inmyfathersimage finished second after contending for the lead at the top of the stretch, while Buddy's Tiz, Start Jumping, Bolt Action, Hoppy Do, and Able Baker Charlie completed the order of finish.
The winner is a son of Bernardini out of the Unbridled's Song mare Habiboo. He is trained by Kiaran McLaughlin and is owned by Darley Stable.
-Keelerman
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