Ed Orr and Susie Orr’s Silver Prospector stayed just off the pace early in Saturday’s $300,000 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs, came around horses for the drive, wore down the leaders to take charge late and eased away to a three quarter length victory. It’s the first stakes win for the 2-year-old colt by Declaration of War, consigned to the 2019 OBS April Sale by Eisaman Equine, Agent, and purchased for $190,000 after breezing an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. Now 6-2-0-2 for trainer Steve Asmussen, he has earned $255,551 to date. watch his under tack video
First Row Partners and Hidden Brook Farm’s Nay Lady Nay (IRE) overcame a rough start, moved four wide to reach contention on the turn, found room between horses a sixteenth out and scored by half a length in Friday’s $300,000 Mrs. Revere Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs. It’s the second straight stakes win for the 3-year-old filly by No Nay Never, trained by Chad Brown, now 5-3-1-0 with $265,180 in earnings. After an Under Tack quarter in :21 2/5, she was purchased for $210,000 out of the Eddie Woods consignment at the 2018 OBS March Sale. watch her under tack video
Madaket Stables LLC, Tim Cambron, Anna Cambron and Bradley Thoroughbreds’ Kallio stayed well off the pace in the early going of the $175,000 Cardinal Stakes (G3) at Churchill Downs on Thanksgiving Day, circled horses on the turn to reach contention, ran past fellow OBS graduate Starship Jubilee (April ’15, August ’14) a sixteenth from home and beat her to the wire by three lengths. It’s the first graded stakes win for the 4-year-old daughter of Scat Daddy, who turned in an Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5 before she was purchased for $160,000 out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment at the 2017 OBS April Sale. Now 16-4-2-3 for trainer Brendan Walsh, she has earned $336,095 to date. watch her under tack video
Alejandro Mercado’s Mugaritz ran his win streak to six in a row in the $101,500 Berkeley Stakes (G3) at Golden Gate on Saturday. After tracking the pace in the early going, he rallied to take charge a furlong out then drew away to a 3-1/3 length victory. It’s the first graded stakes win for the 4-year-old son of Dialed In, trained by Jonathan Wong, five for five this year, with a 13-8-1-0 career record and earnings of $227,125. Consigned by RiceHorse Stables, Agent, to the 2017 OBS April Sale, he went through the ring after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5. watch his under tack video
Paradise Farms Corp. and Mad Dog Racing Stable’s Temple picked up his first stakes victory on Friday in the $150,900 Gio Ponti Stakes at Aqueduct, tracking the early lead, taking command turning for home and holding off a late charge to win by a nose. Consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, to the 2018 OBS April Sale, he went through the ring after breezing an Under Tack quarter in :21 2/5. Trained by Mike Maker, the 3-year-old Temple City gelding is now 13-4-2-2 and has earned $208,970. watch his under tack video
Four youngsters posted stakes wins at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
Slam Dunk Racing, Doug Branham and Legacy Ranch, Inc.’s Tonalist’s Shape is three for three and a stakes winner after taking charge of the $75,000 Hut Hut Stakes and bounding away down the stretch to a nine length victory. Fellow OBS graduate Ceci Valentina (October ’18) settled for second. It was the stakes debut for the 2-year-old daughter of Tonalist, consigned to the 2019 OBS April Sale by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent, where she went through the ring after breezing an eighth in :10 2/5 at the Under Tack Show. Trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., she has earned $99,280 to date. watch her under tack video
Teresa and David W. Palmer’s Cheermeister jumped straight from a debut victory in October into the $75,000 Wait a While Stakes and handled winners with ease, leading from gate to wire and scoring by two lengths. Two for two for trainer Armando De La Cerda, the 2-year-old filly by Bodemeister has earned $67,440 to date. Consigned by Winners Circle Thoroughbreds LLC to the 2019 OBS April Sale, she went through the ring after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. watch her under tack video
OGMA Investments LLC’s Soros picked a good spot to break his maiden, charging from off the pace to take the lead in the $75,000 Smooth Air Stakes and easing away down the stretch to a 2-1/2 length victory. Fellow OBS graduate Gangly (January ’18) checked in third. The 2-year-old colt by Commissioner, consigned to the 2019 April Sale by Off the Hook, Agent, went through the ring after an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. Now 2-1-1-0 for trainer Gustavo Delgado, he has earned $51,775. watch his under tack video
Andie Biancone and Limelight Stables Corp.’s Sole Volante is two for two and a stakes winner after trailing early in the $75,000 Pulpit Stakes, rallying on the turn to reach the leaders, taking over an eighth from home and scoring by two lengths at the wire. Fellow OBS graduate King Guillermo (April ’19) checked in third. After an Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5, the 2-year-old gelding by Karakontie (JPN), consigned by New Hope AB LLC, was sold for $20,000 at the 2019 OBS April Sale. Trained by Patrick L. Biancone, he has earned $66,510. watch his under tack video