Bashford Manor

Deputy G (#4) kept his record perfect while making his stakes debut (Michael J. Marten/Horsephotos.com)

Spade Stable’s DEPUTY G (Matty G) proved best in Sunday’s $176,250
Bashford
Manor S. (G3) for two-year-olds at Churchill Downs when the David Pate-conditioned dark bay led
10 rivals wire-to-wire. Deputy G overcame a stumble at
the start to gain the early lead, holding a narrow advantage while caught
between horses going four wide, and managed to open up a two length-lead in the
stretch before fending off R Loyal Man (More Than Ready) by a half-length for
the win. Deputy G set splits of :21 3/5, :45 4/5 and :58 2/5 before completing
the six-furlong contest in 1:11 1/5 over a track listed as fast.

The 8-5 favorite, ridden by Gary Stevens, returned $5.20, $3.80 and $3 while
keying a $58.60 exacta. R Loyal Man gave back $8.60 and $6.40 at 10-1 while
Honor Due (Proud and True) followed by another two lengths to pay $4.60 at nearly 7-1,
ending the $234 trifecta.

Brilliant Son (Stormin Fever) slammed into Cockney Can Man (Cavaneral)
in the early going and was disqualified from fourth and placed seventh.
This moved Federer (Grand Slam) up from fifth and he rounded out the 4-7-9-6
superfecta ($1), which paid $509.10.

Next to follow were Rocket Beauty (Cape Canaveral), Cockney Can Man, Brilliant Son, Fly Me Now (Flying Chevron), Fifty Seven Flat (Five Star Day) and
Preside (Pulpit).