Little Red Feather Racing’s Egg Drop is a graded stakes winner after stalking the pace, taking command in the final furlong and winning Monday’s $151, 000 Yellow Ribbon Handicap (G2) at Del Mar by a head. It’s the first stakes win for the lightly raced 4-year-old Florida-bred filly by Alphabet Soup, sold for $12,000 by Janie Roper, Agent, at the 2010 OBS August Sale. Now 10-4-2-2, she has earned $254,020 to date.
Beechwood Racing Stable LLC’s Stormofthecentury tried stakes company for the first time in Monday’s $350,000 Turf Monster Handicap (G3) at Parx Racing, and was ignored at 28-1. But the 5-year-old Florida-bred Dark Kestrel gelding relished the soft going, rallied between horses in the lane and got up to win by three quarters of a length. The win, his third in a row, leaves him 16-6-3-0 with earnings of $349,499. He was sold by his breeder, the University of Florida Equine Sciences Program, for $1,700 at the 2009 OBS August Sale.
Ken Geren’s Free Mugatu is two for two and a stakes winner after rallying to win Friday’s $98,000 Law Enforcement Stakes at Saratoga by a neck, with fellow OBS graduate Sol the Freud (March ’13) checking in third. The 2-year-old son of Utopia (JPN) was sold by Southern Chase Farm, Inc. (Greg and Karen Dodd), Agent, for $150,000 at the 2013 OBS March Sale. watch his under tack video
Mr. Amore Stable’s Ribo Bobo reeled off his seventh straight win on Sunday at Monmouth Park, pulling away from fellow OBS graduate Immortal Eyes (February ’07, August’ 06, January ’06) in the stretch and winning the $72,750 Icecapade Stakes by five lengths. It’s the second stakes win for the 5-year-old gelding by Louis Quatorze, consigned by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent, to the 2010 OBS Winter Mixed Sale. The win gives him a 44-12-4-3 record and earnings of $382,245.
Saul Gevertz, William E. Morey, Roger Newman and Ray Pagano’s Positive Response took charge of the $53,600 Rolling Green Stakes at Golden Gate on Monday at the eighth pole and eased away to a one length victory. It’s the fifth stakes win for the 5-year-old Florida-bred gelding by Pomeroy, now 25-9-4-2 with $385,783 in earnings. He was sold for $21,000 by W.D. North Thoroughbreds, Agent, at the 2010 OBS June Sale. watch his under tack video
Loooch Racing Stable, Inc.’s Caviar N Champagne went to the lead and never looked back in Sunday’s $50,000 Rose DeBartolo Memorial Stakes at Thistledown, winning by 2-3/4 lengths. It’s the third straight stakes win for the 4-year-old Formal Dinner filly, sold for $13,000 by Lynne Boutte, Agent, at the 2010 OBS August Sale. She’s now 23-7-4-4 and has earned $218,404.