Dunkin Bend victorious in Sapling

Yes I'm Lucky had to settle for second. It was another 3 1/2 lengths back to

Run for Logistics in third, who had to overcome an awkward start, and Foileen

was just a head back in fourth. All In Blue, the 5-2 morning-line favorite, was

scratched and will run in Monday's Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga. Cee 'n O and

Debt Ceiling were also scratched.

Dunkin Bend ran second in his racing bow at Churchill Downs on June 30 and

broke his maiden next time out by 5 3/4 lengths at Saratoga last month. With

Sunday's score, the gray paid his supporters $4 to win and increased his

lifetime earnings to $117,000 from a 3-2-1-0 line.

Bred in Kentucky by Thoroughbred Legends Racing Stable, Dunkin Bend is out of

the unraced Vindication mare Misty Run. His second dam is multiple stakes

scorer Unique Creek, who is a half-sister to the stakes-winning Shanekite trio

of Frans

Lass, Shanes Lass and Irishkite. His fourth dam is Metropo Miss, who produced multiple stakes

victors Elegant

Bargain and Bourbon and Blues.

Dunkin Bend sold as a weanling for $21,000 at the Keeneland November sale,

was sold again as a yearling for $53,000 at the Keeneland September sale and

then sold for a third time as a two-year-old in training for $110,000 at the OBS

April sale.

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