Bullsbay's first winner comes at Saratoga

Bullsbay, who scored his signature win in the 2009 Whitney Handicap at

Saratoga, celebrated

a fitting first winner when Gary Barber's Bullheaded Boy captured his debut at

the Spa. Hammered into 3-5 favoritism in Thursday's

6TH

race, the Todd Pletcher juvenile chased the pace for John Velazquez before

asserting by a half-length. Bullheaded Boy finished the six-furlong maiden

special weight for New York-breds in :58 3/5 on the sloppy track.

Bred by Zeke Kobak and Danny Bramer, the dark bay colt has toured three

auction rings so far. Bullheaded Boy RNA'd for $9,500 as a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky

February yearling, sold for $40,000 at the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred Sale at

Saratoga last August, and finally just commanded $115,000 at OBS in June. Justin

Casse was the successful pinhooker. The two-year-old is the first registered

foal of the Pulpit mare Sister Dyer, and his second dam is Grade 2 winner

Belterra.

Bullsbay was a progressive type in Southern California for Eric Kruljac. A

track record-setter at Del Mar in 2008, covering a Polytrack mile in 1:36.23, he

later joined Graham Motion.

The son of Tiznow reached his peak at five in 2009, with victories in the

Harrison E. Johnson Memorial at Laurel and the Alysheba at Churchill Downs

leading up to his career high in the Whitney. Bullsbay placed in four stakes

over the course of his career, most notably when third to Horse of the Year

Rachel Alexandra in the Woodward, and he retired with a record of 25-7-6-2,

$923,245.

Bullsbay is out of the multiple stakes-placed Lord Carson mare The Hess

Express, making him a half-brother to three stakes winners -- Grade 3 heroine

Our Khrysty, Hidden Expression and Vegas No Show, who was also Grade 2-placed.

This is the family of Grade 1-winning millionaire Grecian Flight.

The 10-year-old Bullsbay stands at

Northview

Stallions' Pennsylvania division near Peach Bottom for $3,000, stands and

nurses.

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