Team Hanley’s Captain Bombastic is two for two and a stakes winner after taking command a furlong from home, holding on gamely and turning back stablemate and fellow OBS graduate Cleon Jones (March ’19) by a head in Saturday’s $252,500 Sleepy Hollow Stakes at Belmont Park. The 2-year-old Forty Tales colt, trained by Jeremiah Englehart has now earned $171,600. He was consigned to the 2019 OBS March Sale by Sequel Bloodstock, Agent for Chester & Mary Broman, and sold for $80,000 after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. watch his under tack video
Reddam Racing LLC’s Fore Left led a 1-2-3 OBS sweep of Sunday’s $70,500 Sunny Slope Stakes at Santa Anita, leading from gate to wire and holding off a stretch challenge by Strongconstitution (April ’10) and scoring by a neck. Zimba Warrior (March ’19) checked in third. It’s the second stakes win for the 2-year-old graded stakes placed colt by Twirling Candy, consigned by Wavertree Stables to the 2019 OBS March Sale, where he went through the ring after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. Now 6-3-0-1 for trainer Doug O’Neill, has earned $199,551 to date. watch his under tack video
Paradise Farm Corp., Terry Raymond, Jana Wagner and Jeff Gardella’s Relentless Dancer jumped straight from a Churchill maiden win into Saturday’s $100,000 Louisiana Legacy Stakes at Delta Downs, took control on the far turn and ran away in the stretch to a 10-1/5 length victory. Trained by Mike Maker, the 2-year-old colt by Midshipman is now 3-2-0-0 and has earned $85,261. He breezed an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show before he was purchased for $80,000 out of the Grassroots Training & Sales consignment at the 2019 OBS April Sale. watch his under tack video