After knocking on the door in graded stakes company earlier this year with a third in the G1 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, War Correspondent came through in a major way for his sire, War Front, with a confident score in the G3 Miami Mile at the Florida track April 29.
Ridden by jockey Tyler Gaffalione, War Correspondent is the second graded stakes winner and 10th stakes horse of 2017 for War Front. He completed the one-mile turf event in 1:34.19.
Sent to post as the 3-5 favorite, War Correspondent stalked pacesetter Applicator throughout the majority of the race before closing ground on the far turn and edging his way to the lead into the homestretch. When asked to run, the 7-year-old bay horse drew off to a solid victory for owners Calumet Farm, Sagamore Farm and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners.
War Correspondent also ran third in the 2015 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap and scored his first graded stakes victory in that year’s G3 Appleton Stakes at Gulfstream. Bred by Joseph Allen, he holds an overall record of 5-2-4 from 14 starts, for earnings of $330,989.
War Front is the sire of 59 stakes winners, including other 2017 black-type victors American Patriot (G1), Cambodia, Secretary at War, War Secretary and Whitcliffsofdover. Ranked North America’s #1 sire by stakes winners in 2016, he stands for $250,000 at Claiborne.
