Danny J. Chen’s Yorkiepoo Princess took charge of Sunday’s $125,750 Autumn Days Stakes at Aqueduct at the top of the stretch, and the 4-year-old graded stakes placed Florida-bred daughter of Kantharos romped home from there, drawing away to a 5-3/4 length victory. It’s her fourth stakes win, leaving her with a 19-6-1-2 record and $435,627 in earnings. A two time OBS graduate, she was sold by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent, at the 2015 August Sale before her purchase by Mr. Chen for $8,000 out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment at the 2016 April Sale after an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. watch her under tack video
Beach Haven Thoroughbreds LLC’s Sassy Agnes posted her third straight stakes win in Friday’s $100,000 Key Cents Stakes at Aqueduct, taking the lead at the start and never looking back en route to victory by a length and a quarter. The 2-year-old daughter of Central Banker turned in an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat before she was sold for $105,000 by de Meric Sales, Agent, at the 2018 OBS March Sale. Now 5-3-1-0 for trainer Linda Rice, she has earned $168,102 to date. watch her under tack video
OBS grads warmed up for the holiday weekend with four stakes victories at Zia Park on Wednesday.
Peter Redekop B.C. Ltd.’s Alliford Bay circled horses on the turn to reach contention in the $100,000 Zia Park Distaff Stakes, caught front-running fellow OBS graduate Woman At the Well (March ’17, August ’16) coming to the eighth pole and eased away to beat her by three lengths. K P Wildcat (June ’15) rallied for third to complete the OBS trifecta. That’s five straight stakes scores and seven overall for the 4-year-old daughter of City Zip, who breezed an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5 before she was purchased for $150,000 out of the Eisaman Equine consignment at the 2016 OBS April Sale. Trained by Blaine Wright, she’s now 13-8-1-1 and has earned $252,247. watch her under tack video
The Redekop/Wright combination scored a second stakes win two races later when Anyportinastorm went wire to wire in the $100,000 Zia Park Sprint Stakes, cruising to a 3-3/4 length victory. It’s the first stakes win for the 4-year-old Florida-bred City Zip colt, now 9-4-1-3 with $133,225 in earnings. He was sold for $320,000 by de Meric Sales, Agent for Golden Legacy Stables, at the 2016 OBS April Sale after breezing an eighth in :9 4/5 at the Under Tack Show. watch his under tack video
The next race saw Brittlyn Stable, Inc.’s Forevamo battle his way down the stretch and held on gamely to win the $150,000 Zia Park Championship Stakes by a head. It’s the second stakes victory for the graded stakes placed 5-year-old Florida-bred son of Uncle Mo, trained by Steve Asmussen, now 23-3-8-3 with $504,955 in earnings. The half brother to champion OBS graduate Musical Romance was consigned by Ocala Stud to the 2015 OBS April Sale, where he worked an Under Tack quarter in :21 3/5 before he was sold for $320,000. watch his under tack video
Earlier in the afternoon, Charles Garvey’s Oil Money jumped from a maiden win into the $75,000 Zia Park Juvenile Stakes and had no problems with the class raise, taking the lead a quarter mile from home and drawing off down the stretch to a 3-1/2 length victory. The 2-year-old Florida-bred colt by J P’s Gusto is a two-time OBS graduate, sold first by Journeyman Bloodstock at the 2017 October Yearling Sale before he was purchased for $28,000 out of the Victory Stable consignment at the 2018 June Sale after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. Trained by Robertino Diodoro, he’s now 4-2-1-0 and has earned $58,088. watch his under tack video