Overlooked at 24-to-1 for a debut assignment, Walking in Memphis made them play “catch me” and he had enough to hold on in impressive fashion on December 20 at Gulfstream.
The 2-year-old colt accounted for the 75th and final victory of the year for West Point Thoroughbreds.
Mark Casse trains Walking in Memphis, a son of Preakness winner War of Will. Emisael Jaramillo rode the colt, acquired at the 2024 OBS sale of two-year-olds in training.