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Bear finds winning path in Pan American While most of the field in Saturday's $150,000 Pan American S. (G3) was virtually lulled to sleep by the slow pace set by Brother Nick (Malibu Moon), Lothenbach Stables' BEARPATH (Dynaformer) refused to hibernate. Tracking in second the whole way as Brother Nick clipped off fractions of :26, :52 3/5, 1:18 2/5, 1:45 and 2:09 3/5, Bearpath's proximity to the leader allowed him to get the jump on his rivals, including 8-5 favorite Never On Sunday (Fr) (Sunday Break [Jpn]), who valiantly tried to overcome the tepid pace but fell three parts of a lengths short to the 19-1 longshot who finished up 12 furlongs over the good Gulfstream Park turf in 2:32 3/5. Bearpath returned $40.80, $15.60 and $9, while Never On Sunday paid $3.60 and $3. Brother Nick, who was sent off at 11-1, hung tough until the final yards but was only a neck behind the favorite at the finish. He gave back $7.20 after finishing a length ahead of 8-5 second choice Winchester (Theatrical [Ire]). The exotics were worth $177.20 (exacta), $1,521.60 (trifecta) and $6,106 (10-5-3-2 superfecta). After Winchester came Uncle Indy (A.P. Indy), Lemon Spice (Langfuhr), Silver Mountain (Victory Gallop), Brass Hat (Prized) and Memorial Maniac (Lear Fan). Expansion (Maria's Mon) and main-track-only entrant Gabriel's Hill (A.P. Indy) were scratched. Bearpath kicked off his career with eight straight losses, including two over the Gulfstream turf last year, before earning a belated diploma at Ellis Park going 5 1/2 furlongs on the grass last August. Victorious in an allowance over the same course and distance in his next start, the gelding went unplaced in his next two before taking a second-level allowance over the Churchill turf at 1 1/2 miles in November. Rested three months, he raced evenly throughout the February 28 Mac Diarmida S. (G2), finishing just over five lengths behind Presious Passion (Royal Anthem) in fifth. With this initial stakes score under Frederic Lenclud, who has guided Bearpath to all his wins, the bay has now earned $184,630 from a line of 15-4-1-3. Bred in Kentucky by Whisper Hill Farm and trained by Ian Wilkes, Bearpath was a $170,000 Keeneland September yearling. He was produced from the unraced Song 'N Silk (Unbridled's Song), a three-quarter sister to Grade 3 winner Unbridled Hope (Unbridled) and a half-sister to the stakes-winning Forestier (Forestry) and Grade 2-placed Silent Fred (Louis Quatorze). The gelding's fourth dam was Grade 2 heroine Len's Determined (More the Merrier).
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