Imperial Hint wins True North G2

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CTHS BC • June 10, 2018

IMPERIAL HINT by Imperialism won the G2 True North at Belmont Park - June 8th. IMPERIALISM stands at Esquirol Farms in Ryley, Alberta

By Jeremy Balan - BloodHorse

Imperial Hint Rates, Takes True North

Speedy sprinter relaxed behind horses and surged to the wire to win.

Raymond Mamone's Imperial Hint didn't show an entirely new dimension June 8 in the $250,000 True North Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park.

It had just been a while.

The speedy 5-year-old son of Imperialism is usually at or near the front of the pack in any sprint, but in the 6 1/2-furlong test Friday, jockey Javier Castellano was in no rush to get to the front after his mount broke from post 2.

Instead, Imperial Hint relaxed and rated in fourth in the six-horse field, began his move in the turn, angled out at the top of the lane, and hit the front. A late drive from Whitmore proved too late, and Imperial Hint held on to win by a neck.

Continue reading at https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/227969/imperial-hint-rates-takes-true-north

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