Starsandsixstrings just missed in his career debut last month and followed that right up with a gutsy win at Horseshoe Indianapolis on Thursday.

A son of Good Magic stretching out around two turns, Starsandsixstrings finished off a long drive to win by a half-length underneath Marcelino Pedroza Jr. Brad Cox trains the gray 3-year-old, acquired as a yearling by West Point and co-owner Albaugh Family Stable.

Starsandsixstrings had finished second by a neck in his unveiling on April 24 at the Indiana track.