Liaison stalks and pounces to Mervyn LeRoy win

Kettle Corn, the trailer for most of the race, rallied up the rail in the

stretch to easily earn the place, 2 1/2 lengths clear of Guilt Trip. It was

another half-length back to 2-1 choice Blueskiesnrainbows, who set a pace of :24

1/5, :47 2/5 and 1:11 2/5. Midnight Transfer and Vagabond Shoes completed the

order of finish after Tres Borrachos was scratched.

Winner of the CashCall Futurity and Real Quiet over the Hollywood Cushion

Track in 2011, Liaison failed to make an impact in any of his 2012 classic

preps, but did manage a decent sixth-place effort in the Kentucky Derby.

After placing in the Affirmed Handicap, Swaps and Jim Dandy last summer, the

son of Indian Charlie concluded his sophomore campaign with a ninth in the

Travers. He returned to action this term in the March 31 Santana Mile at Santa

Anita, winning by a half-length over Midnight Transfer. His record now stands at

14-5-1-3, $721,794.

Bred in Kentucky by the William Carl Estate, Liaison was a $290,000 Keeneland

September yearling. He was produced by multiple stakes winner Galloping Gal, a

daughter of Victory Gallop. This is the extended family of Grade 3 winners

Bright Again and Paddy's Daisy.

Liaison descends from Real Delight, a Hall of Fame filly for Calumet Farm in

the early 1950s.

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