FInallygotabentley drives to victory in Auburn Handicap

Darley stallions were well represented June 2 in the Auburn Handicap, as Bernardini's Finallygotabentley finished first, with Disruption (Street Boss) and Carving (Any Given Saturday) completing the trifecta.

Out of the gate, Finallygotabentley set the pace in the six-and-one-half-furlong race which was run at Emerald Downs in Washington state. When challenged down the lane, the three-year-old held strong and kept his advantage for the win.

Multiple Stakes-placed as a two-year-old, Finallygotabentley becomes the 21st Stakes winner for his sire Bernardini. Bred by Northwest Farms LLC, the colt is out of three-time Stakes winner Smarty Deb, by Smart Strike. The mare is a half-sister to Stakes winners Stopshoppingdebbie and Shampoo.

A son of the great A.P. Indy, Bernardini has a tremendous record as a sire, with five G1 winners and nine G1 horses to date. These G1 performers include two G1 Travers Stakes victors in Alpha and Stay Thirsty, as well as two-time G1 winner To Honor And Serve. Bernardini is the leading juvenile sire of 2013 with an average of $617,000 and prices up to $1.6 million.

He stands at Darley in America for a fee of $150,000, stands and nurses.