Devamani (FR)

French-bred Devamani raced seven times in his home country with one win before coming to the U.S. He finished second in a Keeneland allowance optional claiming race in his stateside debut in April 2018 and remained in the allowance ranks before making his first stakes start in the Grade 2 Tampa Bay Stakes on turf in February 2020.

He finished second in that race and also in the June 6 Fort Marcy Stakes at Belmont Park. Three starts later, Devamani broke through with his first stakes win in the Grade 2 Knickerbocker Stakes at Belmont Park on Oct. 18, scoring by two lengths over yielding turf.

Devamani earned his first graded stakes win of 2021 in the Grade 3 Monmouth Stakes on June 5. Under patient handling from Nik Juarez, he saved ground all the way and got up for the victory.

Devamani is owned by Sanford Goldfarb and Samuel Abraham and trained by Chad Brown. He is a son of Irish classic winner Dubawi and out of the Selkirk mare Daryakana, who earned over $1.3 million and has also produced three other stakes winners.