Condo Commando draws off in Gazelle

Condo Command held a comfortable advantage following splits of :48 and 1:13

2/5, but Jacaranda (Congrats), Noble and a Beauty (Noble Causeway) and Wonder

Gal (Tiz Wonderful) all ranged up to her outside entering the turn while Puca

bided her time just in behind the leader on the rail.

Each one of that quartet put in her best run, but Condo Commando pulled away

from her rivals to finish 1 1/8 miles on the fast main track in 1:52. Returning

$3.30 to her multitude of supporters as the 3-5 favorite in the seven-filly

field, she earned 100 points toward a guaranteed starting berth in the Oaks,

adding it to the 61 points she brought into the race.

"I was surprised to see (Puca) going with me early,"

Rosario admitted. "I didn't know how fast we were going but it seemed like a good

pace. I just sat quiet on the outside for a little bit to see what (Manuel

Franco on Puca) would do. When he took back, I went (to the front)."

Puca took second by 2 3/4 lengths to earn 40 points and now shows a total of

45 points. Money'soncharlotte (Mizzen Mast), who hit the rail entering the

stretch, finished third but is not nominated to the Oaks. Wonder Gal moved up a

bit on the Oaks leaderboard, adding 10 points to her previous total of six

points for finishing fourth.

Condo Commando is now two-for-two this year, having captured the Busher S. in

her three-year-old bow on February 21. Prior to that the Rodriguez trainee

posted an 11-length romp in the Demoiselle S. (G2), which followed her first and

only career loss when fourth in the Frizette S. (G1) at Belmont Park. The dark

bay miss opened her career with a pair of double-digit length wins, including

the Spinaway S. (G1), at Saratoga.

Now boasting a 6-5-0-0 mark, Condo Commando has accumulated $748,600 in

lifetime earnings, more than earning back her $72,000 purchase price as a

Keeneland September yearling.

Bred in Kentucky by Spendthrift Farms, Condo Commando is out of the multiple

Grade 2 winner Yearly Report (General Meeting), making her a half-sister to

Grade 2-placed Checklist (Gone West). The filly's extended female family

includes Group 1 hero, Irish classic-placed and Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) third

Brief Truce (Irish River) as well as multiple Canadian champion Dance Act

(Northern Dancer).

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