Flurry Racing Stables LLC’s Mr. Misundertood overcame a bump at the start of Saturday’s $200,000 Wise Dan Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs, sat just off the pace, rallied down the stretch and took over late to win by half a length. It’s the fifth stakes win for the 4-year-old gelding by Archarcharch, winner of the Commonwealth Turf Stakes (G3) over the same course last November. Now 17-10-2-0 for trainer Brad Cox, he has earned $574,714 to date. He was purchased for $130,000 out of the Woodford Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2016 OBS March Sale after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. watch his under tack video
Paradise Farms Corp., Walder Racing and Marshall Mack’s Bitacora relaxed off the pace in the early going of Saturday’s $100,000 Ginger Punch Stakes at Gulfstream Park, rallied to reach the leaders a sixteenth from home and edged ahead late to beat fellow OBS graduate Unbridled Courage (June ’14) by half a length. It’s the first stakes win for the 4-year-old Florida-bred daughter of Dominus, sold by Silver Oaks Farm for $42,000 at the 2015 OBS August Selected Yearling Sale. Now 22-5-7-0 for trainer Peter Walder, she has earned $242,275 to date.Selected Sale Conformation Photo
Peter Redekop B.C. Ltd.’s Alliford Bay scored her third straight stakes win in the $50,000 Washington State Legislators Stakes at Emerald Downs on Saturday, tracking the leader into the stretch before taking the lead inside the final furlong and drawing off to a four length victory. The 4-year-old City Zip filly was sold for $150,000 by Eisaman Equine, Agent, at the 2016 OBS April Sale after breezing an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. Trained by Blaine Wright, she’s now 11-6-1-1 and has earned $160,997. watch her under tack video