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February 3: Making his much anticipated first start, LAKOTA TERRITORY (‘19c. Quality Road / Akron Moon) did not disappoint his owner JSM EQUINE, LLC or trainer TODD PLETCHER. Earning an Equibase speed figure of 104, the bay colt broke his maiden Friday in Gulfstream Park’s fourth race, a Maiden Special Weight contest

A full-brother to BELLAFINA (G1) and DIAMOND KING (G3SP), LAKOTA TERRITORY sat a stalking trip and took command inside the sixteenth pole to prevail by half a length.

We wish LAKOTA TERRITORY much continued success!

January 26: First time starter GO ON MO (’20 c. Uncle Mo / Brusquer) wasted no time finding the winners circle at Gulfstream Park on Thursday. Sent off as the favorite, the WESLEY WARD trainee overcame a bumpy start to race confidently to a 2 ½ length victory.

GO ON MO was purchased by M.V. MAGNIER out of the 2022 FASIG-TIPTON Gulfstream Sale for $575,000. The colt races for the ownership group of MRS. JOHN MAGNIER, MICHAEL B. TABOR, DERRICK SMITH, WESTERBERG, JONATHAN POULIN, PETER M. BRANT, JOSEPH ALLEN, LLC. And GANDHARVI, LLC.

Congratulations to GO ON MO and his connections.

January 29^: RESPECT THE CODE (’19 g. Honor Code / Anabaa’s Creation (IRE) earned his first black-type placing at Santa Anita on Sunday when finishing a game third in the $100,000 Clocker’s Corner Stakes. The gelding was a $55,000 OBS April Sale graduate in 2021. From eleven career starts he has tallied two wins, a second & two thirds earning $107,523.

Congratulations to owners DAVID A. BERNSEN, LLC & OMAR ALDABBAGH and conditioner GEORGE PAPAPRODROMOU.

January 29: Performing some magic of her own, TITUBA (’20 f. Good Magic / Sabi Sands) relinquished her lead in the stretch-run only to fight back on the rail to win by a neck in a MSW event at Gulfstream on Sunday.

THREE DIAMONDS FARM purchased the bay filly last July at the FASIG-TIPTON HORSES OF RACING AGE SALE for just $47,000. The TODD PLETCHER trainee is now 2-1-0-0. She was given a masterful ride Sunday by newly crowned Eclipse Award winning jockey IRAD ORTIZ, JR.

Congratulations to the talented TITUBA and her connections.

Wavertree graduate & multiple G1 winning millionaire COLONEL LIAM has been retired from racing & will take up stud duties at Ocala Stud for the 2023 breeding season.

Purchased as a yearling out of the 2018 Keeneland September Sale for just $50,000 the gray son of Liam’s Map blossomed into a $1.2 million 2-year-old in training. He was purchased by agent JACOB WEST for owners ROBERT & LAWANA LOW out of the 2019 OBS April Sale.

Trained by TODD PLETCHER, COLONEL LIAM made 12 career starts – 7 in Graded Stakes, of which he won 4. His most notable win came in the Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes, G1 last year. The 6-year-old horse retires with earnings of $1,812,565.

We would like to wish COLONEL LIAM the best in his new career. This great horse has been so good to us all, and has earned his retirement. May it be a long & successful one.

COLONEL LIAM we salute you!