Tommy Hamilton is always looking for a solid Kentucky Derby (gr. I)
prospect. So when he got a call from longtime friend and bloodstock
agent Stanley D. Petter Jr., he was all ears.
“I’ve known Stanley for a long time, and he is very astute,” said
Hamilton, who races his horses in the name of Silverton Hill, along
with his wife Bonnie. “He told me about a 2-year-old Officer colt running in Peru. I decided it was worth a look.”
The colt Petter was referring to was Murjan,
who was bred in Kentucky by JMJ Racing Stables in Kentucky. Offered at
the Keeneland November 2008 breeding stock sale, the dark bay/brown
colt did not sell but was later sold privately and taken to Peru.
Petter first became interested in 2-year-old Murjan, who is out of the
Tabasco Cat mare Jeanne Cat, after learning he broke his maiden by more
than 10 lengths and won a first-level allowance event by 16 lengths in
August.
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