Feb 18, 2024 — Twice a bridesmaid in stakes company Stronghold defeated his rivals in a commanding performance for his first black-type score in the Feb. 18 $400,000 Sunland Park Derby (G3).
“It’s only his second race going long, he’s still learning but hopefully this race should do him a load of good,” trainer Phil D’Amato said of Stronghold. D’Amato indicated that Stronghold would have one more prep that would “hopefully lead us to the Kentucky Derby.”