Andiamo a Firenze looks to go from claim to fame in $100K Say Florida Sandy

Race Point Stables’ Andiamo a Firenze will look to score fresh off the claim for new connections in Sunday’s $100,000 Say Florida Sandy, a seven-furlong sprint for older New York-breds, at Aqueduct Racetrack.

The 4-year-old Speightstown colt, out of the Langfuhr mare My Every Wish, is a half-brother to multiple graded stakes-winning multi-millionaire Firenze Fire, who now stands at Arrow Stud in Japan.

Andiamo a Firenze, who was bred and campaigned previously by Mr Amore Stables, started his career with trainer Kelly Breen before joining the Carlos David barn in the summer. He was haltered by trainer David Duggan for $62,500 from a pacesetting runner-up effort to American Monarch when racing off a two-month layoff in a six-furlong optional-claimer against open company here on New Year’s Eve.

The strong performance by Andiamo a Firenze, who worked back a half-mile in 48.61 seconds Tuesday over the Belmont Park dirt training track, garnered a career-best 92 Beyer Speed Figure.

“The distance is a bit of a question mark at this level, but he was claimed from good people that got him right,” Duggan said. “He’s trained well and worked nicely the other day, so we’ll how it goes.

“He’s a classy dude,” Duggan added. “He’s been competitive in every barn he’s been in and the pedigree is there. I’ve always had an eye on the horse. You look at 20 different horses a week and he rose up the last time we looked at him. He’s been on our radar for a while.”