In the highly anticipated $400,000 G3 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park January 29, it was none other than Bernardini's Algorithms who stole the show to begin his three-year-old campaign with a victory. The colt remained unbeaten with the win for trainer Todd Pletcher and defeated Two-year-old Eclipse Champion Hansen with ease.
Algorithms was a two-year-old debut winner at Belmont, USA last June by more than five lengths. He annexed that victory taking an Allowance at Gulfstream Park in December.
In the 1600m of the G3 Holy Bull Stakes, Algorithms settled along the outside just off the pace in second. He began to edge up towards the lead coming around the final turn and sharply moved by Hansen in the stretch to secure the victory by four lengths for owner Starlight Racing.
The three-year-old colt is from a superb family and is out of Graded-placed Ava Knowsthecode, by Cryptoclearance. He is a half-brother to three Graded Stakes winners, among them Keyed Entry, Justin Phillip, and Successful Mission, as well as Stakes winner Alex's Allure. Algorithms was bred in Kentucky by Oakbrook Farm.
Bernardini has had the best start at stud by any American sire since 1973. He is now the sire of eight Graded/Group winners and eight G1 horses. His four G1 winners include G1 Cigar Mile winner To Honor And Serve and G1 Travers Stakes winner Stay Thirsty. In 2011 Bernardini saw two yearlings, a colt and filly, both bring an outstanding $1.2 million at auction. in the northern hemisphere. Algorithms represents Bernardini's second crop of runners, who certainly have put forward strong results at the track already, while in the southern hemisphere the son of A P Indy will be represented by four yearlings at the New Zealand Premier yearling sale and then a further seven at the Inglis Premier yearling sale starting February 27.
