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Adelphi recently acquired an interest in the exciting 2-year-old NYB prospect - Man In Finance who will take on stakes company for the first time on Saturday at Aqueduct
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Story courtesy of NYRA, written by Keith McCalmont
Owned and trained by Danny Gargan, the Central Banker gelding drew off to a 7 3/4-length debut score sprinting six-furlongs against fellow state-breds on September 21 at Saratoga Race Course.
There, Man in Finance [post 1, Luis Rivera, Jr.] tracked from second position under returning rider Luis Rivera, Jr. as returning foe Kenny Be, who stumbled at the start, set splits of 22.99 seconds and 46.64 over the fast main track. Man in Finance made a three-wide move late in the turn and took command with three-sixteenths to run en route to a commanding score in a final time of 1:11.16. The winning effort garnered an 82 Beyer Speed Figure, and the result was validated when the David Duggan-trained Kenny Be returned to win impressively.
"I guess the horse to beat might be the horse he beat that day, who came back to win easy. They're both good horses.” Gargan said. “He was very professional on debut. He's been like that from Day One - he's a very professional type horse and he wants to do it. He's fast and he doesn't have to have the lead. We like him and we're happy to have him.”
