It was a big win for SILVER STATE’s El Consistente with only one horse within 5 ¾ lengths of him in his Maiden Special Weight victory – that one being the horse who deadheated with him.
The 5 ½ furlong sprint saw El Consistente go straight to the lead in his second start and stay there. He was pushed around the track by the other winner of the race with that pair treating it like a match race up front as those behind them observed from a few lengths behind.
In the stretch, the duel continued with the photo not able to separate the two in the end with everyone else much adrift of the leaders.
El Consistente is trained by Eric Betancourt for Denian Stables with the colt bred by Forever Spring Farm in Kentucky.
The colt is the first winner from the first to race out of Behind The Lines, who is a half-sister to stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Hidden Message. Their dam Secret Charm was a stakes winner on the track before producing eight winners from nine to race to follow in her dam’s footsteps.
That Grade 1-placed dam Viz also produced stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Relish The Thought, whose three stakes performers included Grade 2 winner My Gigi. This page also includes Grade 1 winners Gozzip Girl and Kingbarns.
SILVER STATE sired three winners in five days with his other winners winning by 6 ¼ lengths and 3 ¼ lengths this week.