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J Be K dusts Bay Shore rivals Zayat Stables' J BE K (Silver Deputy) broke running in Saturday's $150,000 Bay Shore S. (G3) and humbled his opponents in the final three-eighths of a mile, winning the seven-furlong test by five lengths over the fast main track at Aqueduct. Trained by Steve Asmussen, the sophomore colt dueled early with Go Go Shoot (Songandaprayer) through :22 1/5 and :45 1/5 fractions, shook clear when roused midway on the far turn by Garrett Gomez, and reached the six-furlong mark in 1:09 4/5 with a seven-length advantage. J Be K cruised to the finish line, stopping the teletimer in 1:23 3/5. "He ran great and he ran just the way the boss thought he would," assistant trainer Toby Sheets said. "It looks like he is a sprinter or maybe a one-turn miler." Favored at 3-2, the dark bay colt returned $5.10, $3.50 and $2.70. Gattopardo (Johannesburg), who was in close attendance to the early pace and persevered nicely for second, gave back $4.30 and $2.80 for second at 7-2. It was three lengths back to the 4-1 Jockey Ridge (Broken Vow), who paid $3.20 for show. The exacta yielded $21.40, and the 8-3-7 trifecta was worth $66.50. Go Go Shoot finished fourth and was followed under the wire by Magical Forest (Forest Camp), Laysh Laysh Laysh (Whywhywhy) and Make the Point (Menifee). Double Down Vinman (Out of Place) was scratched. J Be K established a new track record at Saratoga when winning his 5 1/2-furlong debut in 1:03 last August, but he headed to the sidelines afterward and wasn't seen again until February 15 when he easily captured a six-furlong allowance at Fair Grounds. His connections tried him at a route in the Louisiana Derby (G2), but J Be K faltered to eighth. He now shows a 4-3-0-0 mark with $157,200 in earnings. Bred in Kentucky by Glory Days Breeding, J Be K is first stakes winner out of the Grade 2-placed mare Major Wager (Valid Wager), who has also produced an unnamed yearling colt by Speightstown. This is the same female family of Remsen S. (G2) and Tampa Bay Derby (G3) runner-up Atoned (Repent). J Be K passed through the sale ring twice, bringing $125,000 as a 2006 Keeneland September yearling before selling to his current connections for $350,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Florida February sale.
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