Nothing complex about maiden-breaker by Amira’s Prince colt

Fair Grounds handicappers didn’t need to devise any complex system to determine that Complex System was the best bet on yesterday’s program.

The 4-year-old colt by Amira’s Prince drew the No. 1 post in the $45,000 maiden special going 5 1/2 furlongs, with Adam Beschizza in the irons. When a switch from the turf to the main track resulted in three scratches, Complex System was left with just three rivals and looked like a virtual cinch.

Based on his record of four seconds and a third in five previous starts at Belmont Park, Aqueduct, Saratoga and Gulfstream Park, the colt bred by Beth Bayer was sent off at odds of 1 to 2. Beschizza sent him out comfortably in third place on the rail and handled him with confidence until the field turned for home. There he angled Complex System out to mid-track and the colt ran down the two determined pace-setters late, scoring by one length, clocked in 1:05.17.

Complex System, a $200,000 OBS April purchase in 2019, became the second winner in three days for Amira’s Prince and earned a check for $27,000. That boosted his six-race total to $75,400, an average of $12,566 per race.