Two Sixteen is a tall, strong filly that has shown precociousness in her early breezes and since arriving and training at Laurel Park. Her sire, Strong Mandate, won $530k in just eight starts, including the Gr I Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga as a two-year old and finished 3rd in the Gr I Breeders Cup Juvenile. As a freshman, he is ranked 20th nationally amongst all first-year stallions, with only a sampling of first foals racing so far. Over the past two years, his yearlings have averaged $72, 913 at auction.
Two Sixteen is a 2 year old Kentucky bred filly by STRONG MANDATE out of the unraced mare, Belle Du Sud. She was born on February 16, 2016 and therefore goes by the name Two Sixteen. She was entered as hip 100, at the MidAtlantic Fasig Tipton Sale and purchased privately after the sale by Royal Victory Thoroughbreds.
She trains at Laurel Park and is eligible to run at all Mid-Atlantic venues, as Delaware, Penn and Colonial are all nearby. She debuted in Nov 2018, showing grit and heart in a game stretch run, eventually finishing second by a photo. She broke her maiden in her fourth career outing, this time winning the head to head battle down the stretch in Feb 2019 at Laurel Park!
Two Sixteen is a juvenile filly by STRONG MANDATE, an outstanding juvenile that earned more than $500,000 in just eight races, including the Grade I Hopeful at Saratoga and 3rd in Grade I Breeders Cup as a Juvenile. His first crop of 2YOs are just reaching the racetrack, including MSW winner and Stakes Placed colt, Policy. In 2018, his yearlings have sold on average for $68,299 and $84,553 in 2017. The average two-year old in training sold on average for $156,000. His DAM is Bell Du Sud, who was unraced. She has two other foals, one to race, a winner at four in five starts.
