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Winstar Farms’ American Lion Impressive In Prevue Win

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Posted 11.21.09 at 6:32

American Lion captured Saturday’s $100,000 Hollywood Prevue for his second win in three starts. © Benoit Photo Trainer Eoin Harty shakes hands with jockey Julien Leparoux, after American Lion's victory. © Benoit Photo

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Nov. 21, 2009) — Lightly-raced American Lion established himself as a major contender for next month’s $750,000 CashCall Futurity as he captured Saturday’s $100,000 Hollywood Prevue for his second win in three starts.

American Lion, third behind Bob Baffert-trained runners Macias and Indian Firewater with a furlong to run, moved to the front with ease under Julien Leparoux and held off Get My Fix in the final sixteenth to win by a half-length.

“This was a good learning experience for him,” said Kentucky-based Leparoux, who also flew in to ride 2006 Prevue winner Belgravia. “He needs to learn more and he’s still a big baby. That’s good though, because he’s still winning. When the other horse came up to him at the wire, he just took off again. It’s not like’s he’s tired or anything. He’s just a little green, but he’s a nice horse.”

American Lion, a homebred son of Tiznow owned by WinStar Farms, covered seven furlongs on Cushion Track in 1:22.49 while rewarding backers with payoffs of $3.40, $2.80 and $2.60 as the odds-on favorite in the field of eight 2-year-olds.

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