HALF BROTHER TO JUSTIFY WINS THE ALL AMERICAN AT GOLDEN GATE

Golden Gate Release —-

THE LIEUTENANT, HALF BROTHER TO JUSTIFY, WINS THE ALL AMERICAN
Berkeley, Calif. (May 28, 2018) – Under the guidance of Southern California jockey Tyler Connor, 5-year-old The Lieutenant stalked the pace before surging in the final sixteenth of a mile to win the Grade 3 $100,000 All American Stakes for three-year-olds and upward at Golden Gate Fields.

“The pace definitely helped me,” said Connor. “Once I got him clear, he rolled home. He kicked on really well.”

My Friend Emma, who set the pace and carved out fast fractions of 23.07, 46.36, 1:10.78 and 1:23.43, hung on for second after doing the dirty work up front while Grecian Fire finished third after making a move from the back of the field. Perfectly Majestic rounded out the superfecta after encountering some traffic trouble in upper stretch.

The dam of The Lieutenant, Stage Magic, is also the dam of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Justify, who looks to win the Triple Crown in two weeks time at Belmont Park. By Street Sense, The Lieutenant has now earned $209,537, with 4 victories from 12 lifetime starts. This is his first stakes triumph for owners Mr. and Mrs. William K. Warren Jr. and trainer Michael McCarrthy, who picked up his second stakes win of the meet. In February, McCarthy saddled Paved to win in the Grade 3 El Camino Real Derby.