Second in his first start, DEFENSE WINS (Flatter) a $175,000 Kirkwood consigned 2 year old, stepped directly into G1 stakes company and was just nosed out for the place. He is trained by Doug F. O’Neill for owners C T R Stables LLC (Calvert), Great Friends Stable, LLC, Kramer Racing, RAP Racing, K T Racing, Steven Keh, and Tom Mansor. This promising 2-year-old still has all his allowance conditions ahead of him.