A pair of millionaire OBS graduates posted stakes wins on Memorial Day at Belmont Park
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Willis Horton Racing LLC’s Bankit, just off the pace in the $200,000 Commentator Stakes, moved to contention turning for home, took command a furlong out and was best by a head at the wire. That’s eight stakes victories for the Steve Asmussen trained 7-year-old graded stakes placed son of Central Banker, now 40-9-12-6 with $1,406,405 in earnings. Consigned to the 2018 OBS March Sale by SGV Thoroughbreds LLC (Steven Venosa), Agent, he breezed an Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5 before he was purchased by Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC for $260,000. watch his under tack video
Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Peter Searles and Patty Searles’ City Man swung wide into the stretch of the $125,000 Kingston Stakes, sustained his run down the stretch and was up late to score by a nose. It’s the eighth stakes win for the 6-year-old multiple graded stakes winning son of Mucho Macho Man, sold to Reeves Thoroughbreds for $185,000 by Off the Hook LLC, Agent, at the 2019 OBS Spring Sale after breezing an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. Trained by Christophe Clement, he’s now 29-10-5-4 and has earned $1,079,870. watch his under tack video
Lea Farms, LLC’s Lightening Larry, rated off a rapid pace in Monmouth’s $102,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes, took command after turning for home, drew off with ease and won in hand by 4-1/2 lengths. Fellow OBS graduate Drafted (April ’16, August ’15) rallied to finish third. It’s the fourth stakes victory for the graded stakes winning 4-year-old Florida-bred colt by Uncaptured, sold for $50,000 by Pick View LLC, Agent, at the 2021 March Sale after breezing an eighth in :10 flat at the Under Tack Show. Trained by Jorge Delgado, he has compiled a 16-6-5-2 career record and earned $457,080. watch his under tack video March Sale walking video
Clark O. Brewster, L. William Heiligbrodt and Corinne Heiligbrodt’s Cogburn rated off the pace in the $100,000 Chamberlain Bridge Stakes at Lone Star Park, but closed fast in the final eighth to get up and win by half a length. It’s the first stakes victory for the 4-year-old colt by Not This Time, trained by Steve Asmussen, now 9-4-2-0 with $338,060 in earnings. Consigned to the 2021 OBS Spring Sale by Pick View LLC, Agent, he was sold for $150,000 after turning in an Under Tack quarter in :20 3/5. watch his under tack video Spring Sale walking video