Andover Hall filly qualifies

Up Front Laura, an Andover Hall 2-year-old filly, qualified Tuesday morning at The Meadows for trainer Kelly O’Donnell in 2:05.4. Driven by Dave Palone over a track rated "sloppy", the filly led at every call in her second qualifying start. She finished fourth in 2:07 June 20.

Up Front Laura was a $75,000 yearling purchase that sold under the name of Marli Hanover to Ed Mullinax and James Simpson. She is out of the Sir Taurus mare and multiple New York Sire Stakes winner Monet Blue Chip 3,1:56.2h ($303,828), who is also the dam of $330,000-winner Mo Monet Hanover. Monet Blue Chip’s first foal, Milestone Hanover, sold for $300,000 in 1999.

Milestone Hanover’s first foal, a 2-year-old Andover Hall colt named Monkey Bones, won his first qualifier in 2:02.1 at the Meadowlands on June 21. The $90,000 yearling purchase is owned by Gary Stetson and trained by Karen Garland.

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