The two-year-old colt owned by D J Stable, St. Elias Stable, West Point Thoroughbreds, and CJ Stables has a long way to go before he reaches Mariano Rivera status, but he showed the promise of an elite athlete in winning a maiden special weight at Saratoga Race Course on July 11.
The son of Tapit was consigned by Tom McCrocklin as part of the Lothenbach dispersal of horses of racing age at Fasig-Tipton in February, following the death of Robert Lothenbach the previous November. Though sold at the OBS March Sale of 2-year-olds in training, Sandman did not breeze for potential buyers, galloping instead.
“When Mr. Lothenbach died,” said McCrocklin, “there was a last-minute decision to put virtually all the horses in the 2-year-old sales. The mandate that I got from the estate that they would not breeze. They would only gallop. He was already broken and in training, so potential buyers got to see him over the racetrack.”
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