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Thewayyouare registers first winner French champion Thewayyouare got off the mark as a freshman sire when Tomei captured Sunday's 2ND race at Churchill Downs. A homebred campaigned by Joe Pesci and trainer Wesley Ward, the 9-2 chance stalked the pace, put her head in front in midstretch, and pulled 1 3/4 lengths clear. Dylan Davis guided the second-time starter through 4 1/2 furlongs on the fast track in :52 3/5. Tomei is the first registered foal from the winning Fusaichi Pegasus mare Teriffany, who is herself a daughter of Grade 1-placed Pesci. The Florida-bred finished seventh in her April 11 debut in a Keeneland maiden special weight and was dropped in for a $25,000 tag here. Thewayyouare ranked as France's top two-year-old colt following a four-for-five campaign in 2007. A Group 1 winner of the Criterium International, he also landed the Prix Thomas Bryon and Criterium de Lyon. The Andre Fabre trainee was unplaced in a pair of French classics at three, the Poule d'Essai des Poulains and Prix du Jockey Club. Joining Aidan O'Brien for an abbreviated four-year-old campaign, he finished fourth in the 2009 Prix Ganay in his penultimate start and retired with a mark of 9-4-0-0. The exceptionally well-bred son of Kingmambo entered stud at Coolmore's North American arm, Ashford Stud near Versailles, Kentucky, but has since moved to their Irish headquarters. He currently stands for €4,000. Thewayyouare is a half-brother to co-European champion three-year-old filly Peeping Fawn from the immediate family of champion Rags to Riches, who famously outdueled Curlin in the 2007 Belmont Stakes. Thewayyouare and Peeping Fawn's dam, the Group 1-placed Sadler's Wells mare Maryinsky, is herself a half-sister to Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour. Aside from producing Rags to Riches, Better Than Honour is also responsible for the 2006 Belmont hero, Jazil; Grade 2 winner Casino Drive; and 2009 Breeders' Cup Marathon victor, Man of Iron. Thewayyouare's second dam, 1982 Kentucky Oaks queen Blush with Pride, is likewise the dam of Group 2-winning stakes producer Smolensk and Group 3 scorer Turnberry Isle. Thewayyouare's third dam is another Broodmare of the Year, Best in Show, whose numerous classy descendants include champions El Gran Senor, Try My Best, Malinowski and Xaar.
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