Gary Barber’s Jack Milton won Friday’s $300, 000 Maker’s 46 Mile Stakes (G1) on the Keeneland turf course in his customary fashion, trailing early, circling the field on the turn and blowing past them in the lane. He hit the front a furlong from home and drew off to a 2-1/4 length victory over fellow OBS graduate Aripeka (April ’12). It’s the third graded stakes win for the 5-year-old son of War Front, trained by Todd Pletcher, now 15-5-1-5 with $751,161 in earnings. Consigned by Eddie Woods to the 2012 OBS March Sale, he turned in an eighth in :10 2/5 at the Under Tack Show. watch his under tack video
Frank Fletcher Racing Operations Inc.’s Wolf Man Rocket had yet to win prior to the $100, 000 Northern Spur Stakes at Oaklawn on Saturday, but the 3-year-old son of Mineshaft came from last to first, hit the front in the final furlong and broke his maiden in style by a length and three quarters. Second in two previous efforts at Santa Anita for trainer Bob Baffert, he’s now 3-1-2-0 and has earned $82,400. Consigned by Eisaman Equine, Agent, to the 2014 OBS April Sale, he breezed an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5 before he was purchased for $550,000. watch his under tack video
Ike and Dawn Thrash & Sam and Janet Alley’s Katie’s Eyes sat just off the pace in Saturday’s $100,000 Giant’s Causeway Stakes at Keeneland, came after the leaders in the stretch and drew away in the final sixteenth to win by 2-1/2 lengths. It’s the third straight win and first stakes victory for the 4-year-old filly by Leroidesanimaux (BRZ), sold for $75,000 by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent, at the 2012 OBS August Sale. Trained by Michael Stidham, she’s now 9-4-0-3 with earnings of $168,161.
Hronis Racing LLC’s Yiannis is two for two and a stakes winner after leading from gate to wire in Santa Anita’s $81,800 San Pedro Stakes on Sunday. Trained by John Sadler, he assumed command after battling for the early lead, took charge going to the turn then refused to yield to fellow OBS graduate Serbian Syclone (April ’14), beating him to the wire by a length and a quarter. He’s earned $81,000 to date. The 3-year-old son of Midshipman worked an eighth in :9 4/5 at the 2014 OBS March Sale’s Under Tack Show before he was purchased for $560,000 out of the Halcyon Hammock Farm consignment. watch his under tack video