Ezmosh began his career on the dirt, and always showed flashes of promise over the main track.  He broke his maiden over the main track at Churchill Downs last September, finished a close second behind eventual Preakness 2nd-place finisher Bravazo earlier this year, and his connections thought enough of him to try graded stakes company in both the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1) last year and the Southwest Stakes (G3) this year.  He had yet to break through at the graded level — but after a solid allowance win on the grass at Fair Grounds in March, the Oklahoma-bred son of Tizway tried stakes company once again.

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