Dashing Debut for Majestic City at Hollywood Park (Video)

Hope springs eternal this time of year with two-year-olds hitting racetracks around the country. The debut of one such baby at Hollywood Park on Saturday left the connections with smiles on their faces and a pep in their step that is sure to last a while.

Majestic City broke beautifully from the inside post  No. 1 with a full field of nine others to his outside and cruised the four-and-a-half furlongs under David Flores without even taking a deep breath, stopping the clock just three ticks shy of the track record in 51.1. The winning margin of a length and a half could have been much bigger, as the strapping chestnut colt with a monstrous stride ran straight as an arrow under just mild hand urging.

Flores was so excited in the winner’s circle after the race that he offered to sleep with the colt in his stall.

The performance also marked the debut for the red, black and yellow silks of the newly-formed syndicate Majestic Racing Stables, founded by Mike Shustek and managed by Jeff Bloom. With the help of bloodstock consultant Nick Hines, the group has cherry picked the top talent at the best value from sales around the country.

A son of City Zip, Majestic City was purchased for $180,000 at the Ocala March Sale in Florida and now calls Peter Miller’s barn home. After earning an 86 Beyer speed figure, the next possible step is the $70,000 Willard L. Proctor Memorial Stakes on June 12.

You can watch all the excitement from Majestic City’s debut performance below.

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