A hat-trick of Graded wins for Public Sector

Public Sector (Kingman) won his third Graded race in as many runs on Saturday in the Gr.2 Hill Prince Stakes at Belmont Park.

Taken from the European Bloodstock News, 25th October 2021:

The three-year-old settled in third as the keen-going Never Surprised made the running from It Can Be Done in second. Public Sector was pushed along to close the gap turning for home, but Never Surprised stayed on dourly. Public Sector was gaining all the while, however, and got up in the last 25 yards to win by a neck.

Public Sector was bred by The Kathryn Stud and purchased by Mike Ryan on behalf Klaravich Stables for 170,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1. He won his debut at Saratoga at two, was second in the Gr.2 Pilgrim Stakes and ran in the Gr.1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Keeneland. He won an allowance optional claiming race either side of a couple of runner-up efforts before going on this winning run, which had taken in the Gr.2 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes and Gr.3 Saranac Stakes before Saturday’s win.

Winning jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. commented: "He has a great mind, this horse. He switched off when I wanted him to and when I asked him to respond, he gave me a great turn of foot."