It was a new maiden winner for Golden Pal on Friday when Muscogee Nation (2c Golden Pal x Tulsa, by Zensational) broke his maiden at Dundalk. Stepping up to a mile for the first time, Muscogee Nation raced in a prominent position throughout the early stages. When asked by jockey Seamie Heffernan, the colt responded and took over inside the final furlong. He was strong to the line to win by half a length with No Nay Never’s Donttellmethemates in third. Muscogee Nation is trained by Michael O’Callaghan for the Muscogee Nation Partnership. The colt was bred by Josham Farms in Canada out of the winning mare Tulsa and is a half-brother to the stakes winning A Little Frisky. Tulsa is one of seven winners out of Toula, who also produced the stakes winning Conquest Sandman with this page also including champions Sweetest Thing and First Thing. The extended family also includes Horse of the Year Zenyatta and three-time Grade 1 winner Balance. This is a North American-leading 32nd juvenile winner for Golden Pal, putting him 10 2-year-old winners ahead of the runner-up while also leading by number of stakes performers at nine.