Atkins enjoying a diet featuring Tiz No Clown

In the space of eight races, Tiz No Clown has become a source of great satisfaction for William Earl Atkins.

The 2-year-old Maryland-bred colt by No Never No More won for the second time yesterday in a $62,500 allowance optional claimer at Laurel, collecting a check for $37,260 and boosting his total for the year to $81,857. Atkins, the colt’s owner and trainer, purchased Tiz No Clown for a paltry $2,200 as a weanling at the 2020 Timonium December sale, making him one of the great bargains of the 2022 2-year-old crop.

Yomar Ortiz was in the irons for Tiz No Clown’s six-furlong test, and he broke the colt on top, then eased him back to fourth, off the rail. Ortiz sent him after the leaders on the turn, and Tiz No Clown didn’t clown around, out-gaming 2-1 favorite Lost Weekend to the wire by a nose. The colt bred by Stephen E. Smith and Denise Jones paid $51.80 after getting the six furlongs in 1:12.64.

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