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383:-trained My Man Sam and the Romans stable's other runner Cherry Wine. Brody's Cause was held up as usual as the outsider Laoban set the early pace, before making strong progress on the outside approaching the final turn. He maintained his run into the stretch, took the lead a furlong out and won by
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sixth-choice in an eleven-runner field. Racing on a muddy track, Brody's Cause was restrained by
Lanerie in the early stages before making progress on the outside in the stretch. He overhauled Exaggerator in the final strides and won by a length. Lanerie commented "I think the sky is the limit for
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on August 1 when he was well supported in the betting but finished eighth of the ten runners behind One Legend. On
September 11 the colt started favorite for another maiden over the same distance at
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Lanerie when Brody's Cause returned to Grade I class for the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on April 9. He started the 4.2/1 second favorite behind the
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him. Just the way he does things, he does it so easy", while Romans described the winner as "just a damn good horse".
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William Arvin Jr., Gabriel
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Brody's Cause began his racing career in a one-mile
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169:. After finishing unplaced on his debut he won a
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488:Pedigree of Brody's Cause (USA), bay colt, 2013
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117:Dale Romans
946:Categories
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691:References
598:Sahm (USA)
512:Storm Bird
459:Major Wins
381:Chad Brown
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531:Terlingua
504:Storm Cat
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