ESCORT, a 3-year-old colt from the first crop of FIRST SAMURAI, won a 6 1/2-furlong Maiden Special Weight at Gulfstream by 3 1/2 lengths.
Able to get over and settle into second after breaking alertly from post 10, ESCORT took over turning for home, was challenged by another, before edging away late. A homebred for Claiborne Farm, ESCORT is trained by Todd Pletcher.