THIRTEEN proved to be a lucky number for Proxy, a four-year-old Godolphin homebred, as he made his Grade 1 debut a winning one at Churchill Downs recently.

The son of Tapit (Pulpit) is already earmarked for a place on the Darley stallion roster, though that will be surely be in 2024. On what was his thirteenth career start he not only made his debut a winning one at the highest level, overhauling West Will Power in the shadow of the post to win the nine-furlong Clark Stakes, but he was also recording his first stakes win.