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Fasig-Tipton has catalogued 225 entries, led by the dam of GI Kentucky Oaks runner up Drexel Hill (Bolt d'Oro), for its August Digital Sale, which may be viewed online here. Bidding is now open and will close Tuesday, August 26, beginning at 2 PM ET.

The catalogue offers horses of racing age, breeding stock (including mares with foals at foot), weanlings, yearlings, and a stallion prospect. A substantial portion of the catalogue is comprised of racing stock, including 85 horses of racing age and two-year-old racing prospects. These include recent stakes winning, stakes performing, and winning two-year-olds.

“We have a fantastic catalogue for our August Digital Sale,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton Director of Digital Sales. “The horses of racing age on offer represent a strong group of in-form runners, eligible for a wide range of conditions. The sale also includes an exciting selection of two-year-olds–highlighted by a recent Saratoga stakes winner.”

“There is high class breeding stock on offer as well–'November' type quality that is available right now in August,” noted Aaron.

Featured offerings include:

Ascot Walk (hip 1): Multiple stakes producer and 100% winner producer is the dam of this year's GI Kentucky Oaks runner up and Busher Stakes winner Drexel Hill. She has also produced Regaled, a graded stakes placed earner of $219,110; and Grazie, a debut winning 2-year-old filly who runs in Friday's Seeking the Ante Stakes at Saratoga. In foal to Horse of the Year Cody's Wish, she is consigned by Turning Point Bloodstock, agent.

Blue Forty Two (hip 3): Debut winning 2-year-old, third in Dover Stakes on August 14. Consigned by Christopher Seale.

Crevalle d'Oro (hip 6): Graded stakes-placed daughter of Constitution. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

Hoist the Gold (hip 9): A multiple Grade II winner, including a victory in the prestigious Cigar Mile, he also placed in three Grade I events–the Metropolitan Handicap, Churchill Downs Stakes, and Malibu Stakes–on his way to career earnings of over $1.5 million. Consigned by Watershed Bloodstock, agent for Dream Team Racing.

Hoist the Gold wins the GII Cigar Mile | Sarah Andrew

Sassy Fox (hip 19): Debut winning 2-year-old daughter of Flameaway, second in Blue Hen Stakes on August 14. Consigned by Buckland Sales, agent.

Bail Us Out (hip 37): Multiple graded stakes placed 4-year-old horse of racing age. Consigned by Claiborne Farm, agent.

Snow Face Princess (hip 39): 2-year-old daughter of Midshipman won Bolton Landing Stakes at Saratoga on August 17. She is out of a daughter of blue-hen producer Moonlight Sonata. Consigned by Claiborne Farm, agent.

Swamp King (hip 188): 2-year-old colt by Silver State won maiden special weight at Ellis Park on August 17. Consigned by Claiborne Farm, agent.

Plus 95 broodmares or broodmare prospects including: stakes producers, stakes-credentialed broodmare prospects, and mares in foal to the likes of Arabian Knight, Arcangelo, Candy Ride (Arg), Cody's Wish, Cyberknife, Kingsbarns, Prince of Monaco, Seize the Grey, Timberlake, and Yaupon.

To create an account or register to bid for the August Digital Sale, prospective buyers should visit here.

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FOX broadcast network will provide television coverage of the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup from Saratoga Race Course Sunday, August 31, NYRA announced Thursday.

Additionally, a special edition of Saratoga Live presented by Caesars Sportsbook will air on FOX from 1-2 p.m.

To allow for national broadcast viewership, Jockey Club Gold Cup Day will feature a first post time of 11:20 a.m.

The Jockey Club Gold Cup, which offers a “Win and You're In” berth to the GI Breeders' Cup Classic in November at Del Mar, has attracted an all-star list of nominations, including last year's Breeders' Cup Classic-winner Sierra Leone (Gun Runner); GI Stephen Foster-winner Mindframe (Constitution); and multiple Grade I-winner White Abarrio (Race Day).

“This is another example of FOX Sports' commitment to showcasing the best events in horse racing on their biggest platform,” said Tony Allevato, NYRA Chief Revenue Officer. “The Jockey Club Gold Cup could be one of the great races of the year, and we appreciate FOX Sports featuring the race before a national audience.”

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – A year ago, trainer Chad Brown thought he had his best chance ever when he ran 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) in the $1.25-million GI Travers Stakes. The best he could do as the 8-5 favorite was a third-place finish.

Brown accepted the verdict and vowed that he would keep trying to win the Midsummer Derby, a race he grew up with. The 46-year-old Brown grew up in the shadow of Saratoga Race Course, in nearby Mechanicville, so, of course, the Travers is the race for him.

When the Travers is run for the 156th time on Saturday, Brown will be represented but the expectations aren't nearly as high as they were a year ago. He will send the lightly raced 'TDN Rising Star' Strategic Focus (Gun Runner) to the starting gate for the 1 1/4-mile race.

Owned by Seth Klarman's Klaravich Stables Inc., Strategic Focus is the 6-1 third choice on the morning line in the five-horse field. The favorite is the imposing Sovereignty (Into Mischief), who is 2-5.

“I am taking a shot,” Brown said in his office at the Oklahoma Training Track. “I am not going in with any expectations like I am going to win the race, but I am going in with a horse that I think is far better than his last race.”

That last race was the Curlin, where Strategic Focus finished third as the 3-5 favorite behind stablemate and 'TDN Rising Star' Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie), who is running Saturday in the seven-furlong, $500,000 GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes.

At the top of the stretch in the Curlin, it looked like Strategic Focus and jockey Flavien Prat were going to win for fun, but he ended up a half-length behind Chancer McPatrick.

“I believe he pulled himself up last time due to inexperience,” said Brown, who will equip Strategic Focus with blinkers for the Travers. “I believe this horse has a lot of ability. I loved him in the Curlin. I'm not saying he is good enough to compete with Sovereignty, but I am saying there is more there.”

Strategic Focus, a $500,000 purchase at the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, did not race as a 2-year-old. He broke his maiden at Aqueduct in April and then won a first-level allowance at Saratoga on June 6 but was disqualified and placed second.

The final decision is in. White Abarrio (Race Day) will stay in Saratoga to run in the $1-million GI Jockey Club Gold Cup on Aug. 31.

White Abarrio Tuesday morning at the Spa | Sarah Andrew

“We want to stay here and take on the best,” trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. said on the soggy Saratoga backstretch Wednesday morning. “And we think he is the best.”

White Abarrio, owned by Gary Barber, C Two Racing Stable and La Milagrosa Stable LLC, was originally being pointed to a trip West, to run in the $1-million GI Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Aug. 30.

“When that statement (from co-owner Mark Cornett of C Two Racing) came out, California was the front runner, 100 percent,” Joseph said. “The horse sold us to stay here. The ownership group decided (Tuesday) that he was going to run here.”

Joseph said that White Abarrio, who is scheduled to work Thursday morning, is doing very well and that was one of the reasons the decision was made to stay home. The other was that it is easier to run out of his own stall rather to fly cross country.

White Abarrio finished fourth in the GI Whitney Stakes on Aug. 2. By staying for the Jockey Club Gold Cup, he will be facing the likes of Whitney winner Sierra Leone and 'TDN Rising Star' Mindframe (Constitution), two of the top-ranked older horses in the country.

The Pacific Classic is expected to attract the Bob Baffert-trained 'TDN Rising Star' Nysos (Nyquist), who has won two of three this year, including the GII San Diego Handicap in his last start. Another possible starter is 3-year-old Journalism (Curlin), who won the GI Preakness Stakes and was second in the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont Stakes.

Joseph said he will have to get a new rider for White Abarrio. Irad Ortiz, Jr., who has ridden the 6-year-old gray in his last 10 starts, is committed to ride Mindframe in the Jockey Club Gold Cup.

“I have thoughts, but I am going to keep those to myself,” Joseph said.

White Abarrio has two wins in four starts this year, the biggest being the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park on Mar. 29. He has finished fourth in last two starts, the other being the GI Met Mile, also at Saratoga, on June 7.

“The horse is giving me the right signs,” Joseph said. “We feel like he is going to run his best (in the Jockey Club Gold Cup). Is his best going to be good enough? You never know. Another horse might run a better best.”

The ultimate goal for White Abarrio is the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar on Nov. 2, a race he won at Santa Anita in 2023. Joseph said that sometime after the Jockey Club Gold Cup, he will send White Abarrio back to his home base in Florida and ship to California from there.

The first two starts of the year would not instill confidence to anyone who is a fan of the 4-year-old filly Brightwork (Outwork).

But those two races weren't at Saratoga. The next one is.

Brightwork in one of her recent Saratoga works | Sarah Andrew

Brightwork, trained by John Ortiz, loves it at the Spa. She has won all three of her starts at Saratoga, all of them graded stakes, including the GI Spinaway when she was a 2-year-old. Last year, she won the GIII Prioress here.

She will try to keep her perfect Saratoga record intact when she runs in the $500,000 GI Ballerina at seven furlongs.

“I don't know, but she usually blossoms here,” Ortiz said Wednesday morning at his barn on the Saratoga backstretch. “Whether it's the Saratoga air or the track or the track kitchen sitting next to our barn … she just has really sparked since we got here. It has shown up in all her workouts.”

Brightwork has had five works since arriving in Saratoga in mid-July.

“We had no plans on running her in the Ballerina,” Ortiz said. “What we were initially trying to do was to train her and get her back to her old self. She has gained a ton of weight, and she is brighter and sharper than she was in Kentucky.”

In her first two starts this year, she was fourth in the GIII Winning Colors and eighth in the GII Chicago, both at Churchill Downs.

The Winning Colors was her first start since October.

“We tried to make the Winning Colors right off the farm,” Ortiz said. “I think sometimes you are chasing a spot more than getting a horse ready for the right race. We were burning up too many calories to catch up to her fitness and it showed. She was just not happy. Now, she is back to herself. She is happy and, honestly, there is nothing better than running a happy horse.”

Brightwork, owned by WSS Racing, is 15-1 on the Ballerina morning line. She will be ridden by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez for the first time.

“I think she will be,” Ortiz said when asked if he thought Brightwork would be overlooked, “but she always has been. Look at all her races. She has never really been the favorite when she has won and that's okay. It's not about favoritism or numbers. It's about knowing your horse and when to run her.”

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6th-Saratoga, $90,000, (S), Msw, 8-20, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f (off turf), 1:04.58, sy, 3 lengths.
CELTIC DAWN (f, 2, Honest Mischief–Tapa Liath, by Paddy O'Prado) was meant for the grass here but wound up rained off onto a sloppy main track for her debut facing fellow New York-breds. Caught inside from her rail gate, the 6-1 shot had to work to get position and was shuffled back while in tight at the half-mile pole. Fanned out from fourth to bid wide into the stretch, she had plenty of late run left and closed nicely to take over from late leader Midtown Mischief (Honest Mischief) and win by three lengths with Hot Currency (Central Banker) getting home second. Following the race, Celtic Dawn returned to the winner's circle lame in the left front and was vanned off to Rood & Riddle for further examination according to a release from NYRA. A social media post from trainer Carlos Martin revealed his filly has suffered a pastern facture and would have surgery. Tapa Liath has not reported a foal since Celtic Dawn in 2023 but was sent back to Honest Mischief for a full-sibling in 2026. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Blue Devil Racing Stable (NY); T-Carlos F. Martin.

thank all the nyra staff and vets for their care and handling of our beautiful filly Celtic dawn thankfully rood and riddle one of the best clinics in the works down the street from Saratoga racecourse ! After x-rays a pastern fracture was discovered surgery will be performed…

— Carlos martin (@TrainerCMartin) August 20, 2025

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Apprentice jockeys are not supposed to win stakes races, let alone a $1-million race that is among the most coveted prizes in Canadian racing. But that's exactly what 20-year-old Pietro Moran, who has been dubbed “The Baby-Faced Bandit,” did last week, winning the King's Plate at Woodbine aboard the Kevin Attard-trained Mansetti (Collected). Moran, who is also the leading rider at Woodbine, has had quite the year. To discuss the King's Plate, his future, what it's like to ride against his father, David Moran, and other topics, Moran joined this week's TDN Writers' Room Podcast presented by Keeneland. He was this week's Gainesway Guest of the Week.

“I never would have thought that I'd get a King's Plate opportunity my first full year,” said Moran, who finished fourth in the 2024 King's Plate aboard Pierre (Tapiture) for Attard. “Im just so thankful for the opportunity. Obviously, Kevin Attard has been a huge supporter of my career and he got me started. And he's given me countless opportunities. My first ride in the Plate was a big opportunity and now I've had my first King's Plate winner in just my second year. I wouldn't be here without (Attard). I still can't believe it. To win the biggest race in Canada…I'm just still flying high.”

Moran said there was never a time when he didn't want to be a jockey.

“I think that even before I could walk or talk I wanted to be a jockey,” Moran said. “I always wanted to ride horses and be a jockey and I could never see myself doing anything else. I was always just so into the game and watching my dad ride. I was always working towards getting to ride races and slowly it became a reality.”

Moran is a lock to be named champion apprentice in Canada and the favorite to win the Eclipse Award as the leading apprentice in North America. He's hoping there will be many more accolades to come.

“I would love to be somewhere in the States,” he said when asked where he hoped to be in five years. “Obviously, my dream is to be able to ride in all the big races, the graded stakes. I'd like to be able to get on really good horses every year and ride in races like the Derby and the Breeders' Cup. That's the goal.”

The “Fastest Horse of the Week” was She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}, who got a 104 Beyer figure when winning the GI E.P. Taylor Stakes at Woodbine. The Fastest Horse of the Week segment is sponsored by WinStar.

Elsewhere on the podcast, which is also sponsored by 1/ST TV,  the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders' Association, the KTOB and XBTV.com, the team of Zoe Cadman, Bill Finley and Randy Moss reviewed the E.P. Taylor and the win by Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) in the GI Alabama Stakes at Saratoga, which pushed her to the head of the class when it comes to the Eclipse Award race. Saturday's card at Saratoga, which is topped by the GI Travers and four other Grade I stakes, was a major topic of conversation. Can they beat Sovereignty (Into Mischief) in the Travers? The team doesn't see that happening.

Click for the either the audio or video version of the podcast.

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Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from around the country.

The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals.

Resolved ADMC Violations

Date: 08/18/2025

Licensee: Anna Meah, trainer

Penalty: A written Reprimand (per 9/26/23 HISA Guidance). Admission.

Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole (Gastrogard)—a Class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Trouble Ahead on 7/9/25.

Date: 08/15/2025

Licensee: Agustin Gonzalez Jr., trainer

Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on August 16, 2025; Disqualification of Covered Horses' Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $1,000; imposition of 2 Penalty Points. The following treated as one violation. Admission.

Explainer: Medication violations for the presence of Lidocaine—a Class B controlled substance—in samples taken from C V Ronin Legacy, who finished second at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 6/19/25; from Skippinjustice, who finished second at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 6/24/25; and from Money War, who finished second in the William Garrett H. at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 7/4/25.

Date: 08/15/2025

Licensee: Timothy Murphy, trainer

Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horses' Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $1,000 ($500 for each Controlled Medication Substance); imposition of 3 Penalty Points (1.5 Penalty Points for each Controlled Medication Substance). The following treated as one violation. Admission.

Explainer: Medication violations for the presence of Phenylbutazone and Methocarbamol—both Class C controlled substances—in a sample taken from More Vino, who finished second at Finger Lakes on 5/12/25; and for the presence of Methocarbamol—a Class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Tacony Road, who won the George W. Barker Stakes at Finger Lakes on 5/26/25.

Date: 08/15/2025

Licensee: Timothy Murphy, trainer

Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on August 16, 2025; Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $1,000; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.

Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone—a Class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Lookin' Super, who finished fourth at Finger Lakes on 6/9/25.

Pending ADMC Violations

08/20/2025, Michael Sabine, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol—a Class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Flattery's Music, who finished second at Finger Lakes on 7/22/25.

08/20/2025, Kay Cooper, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone—a Class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Precise Timing, who won the Kent Stakes at Emerald Downs on 7/20/25.

08/20/2025, Jose Roberto Gonzalez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Testosterone—a banned substance—in a sample taken from Ol' McClintock, who finished third at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 4/22/25.

08/15/2025, Tomas Medina, trainer: Pending medication violation for the use or attempted use of a Class C controlled substance on Night Kiss during the race period dated 7/5/25. Night Kiss did not make a start that day.

08/15/2025, Sergio Morfin, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol—a Class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Lady Dosia, who finished sixth at Santa Anita on 6/12/25.

08/15/2025, William Robert Bailes, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone—a Class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Next Girl, who finished second at Laurel Park on 6/6/25.

08/14/2025, Ilias Tapsas, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine—a Class B controlled substance—in a sample taken from Modern Midas on 7/7/25.

08/14/2025, Jesus Nunez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone—a Class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Erebus, who finished second at Los Alamitos on 7/6/25.

08/14/2025, Steve Asmussen, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole (Gastrogard)—a Class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Jackman on 6/20/25.

08/14/2025, Tianna Richardville, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methamphetamine—a banned substance—in a sample taken from R Guy Max, who finished third at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 5/15/25.

Violations of Crop Rule

Horseshoe Indianapolis

Marcelino Pedroza – violation date August 14; $250 fine, one-day suspension

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The Major Reduction of Harris Farms closed Tuesday afternoon with 75 horses sold for $1,045,000. The sale offered horses of racing age and broodmares, including those with foals at foot.

Nu Pi Lambda (hip 50), in foal to Liam's Map, sold for $200,000 to Hinkle Farms to top the session. The winning City Zip mare is a half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner and course record setter Deterministic (Liam's Map). She was offered carrying her first foal on that proven cross.

The sale led off on a high note, with Happy to Buy (hip 1) sold for $75,000 to Legacy Ranch Inc. A two-year-old daughter of Good Magic out of the winning Distorted Humor mare I'mnotshyi'llbuy, Happy to Buy entered the sale off a pair of timed works at Del Mar.

“It's bittersweet to offer a reduction of a farm that's a household name,” said Leif Aaron, Fasig-Tipton's Director of Digital Sales. “But California really stepped up with almost 600 bidder registrations and very lively bidding. I think many involved wanted to own a piece of the legacy that is Harris Farms. We appreciate the opportunity to conduct this major reduction.”

“We are very pleased overall and would like to thank Fasig-Tipton for their help,” said Johnny Hilvers, General Manager of the Harris Horse Division. “There was a lot of interest in these offerings, and we look forward to seeing these horses continue on for all their new owners.”

The Major Reduction of Harris Farms, the Thoroughbred operation of leading California breeder and owner John C. Harris, was announced August 6 and opened for bidding on August 14. Harris, who recently passed away at the age of 81, led one of California's largest and most prominent breeding, racing, and stallion operations for more than four decades.

Harris Farms will continue to race and breed Thoroughbreds going forward.

“Harris Farms remains committed to racing in the Harris Farms silks and honoring the legacy of John Harris, albeit at a reduced number with a focus on high quality California-breds,” commented Darren Filkins, Chief Executive Officer of Harris Farms, Inc.

Full results are available online.

The next digital sale will be the August Digital Sale, to be held August 21-26. Bidding opens this Thursday at 12 PM ET.

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5. READY FOR CANDY, SAR, 8/17, 1 1/8 miles (turf) (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure-86
(f, 3, by Twirling Candy–Enoree, by More Than Ready)
O-Lindy Farms. B-Mark Dodson (Ont-C). T-Philip Antonacci. J-Irad Ortiz Jr.
The Antonacci family is legendary in harness racing, but has had success with thoroughbreds, too, and February $400k Fasig Tipton buy Ready for Candy made a splash at Saratoga in her 3-year-old debut. Now trained by young Phil Antonacci, she controlled the pace to the stretch then zipped away by 7 ¾ lengths. For her previous connections, she competed in five straight Woodbine stakes as a 2-year-old maiden, with two 2nds and a 3rd.

4. EXPLORA, DMR, 8/17, 5 1/2 furlongs, 'TDN Rising Star' (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 88
(f, 2, by Blame–Collections Choice, by Bernardini)
O-Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman. B-Mesingw Farm (Ky). T-Bob Baffert. J-Juan Hernandez.
This will surprise no one but still bears mentioning: Baffert has started 2-year-olds in 12 maiden races thus far in 2025 with eight wins, including four 1-2 finishes. A week earlier, 1/5 Sorrento Stakes winner Himika looked like a legit early favorite for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, but Explora also ran fast and couldn't have taken her debut more easily for the “Three Amigos” ownership group.

3. BELGIAN, SAR, 8/14, 5 1/2 furlongs (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 90
(c, 2, by Beau Liam–Watch Smartly, by Smart Strike)
O-Newtown Anner Stud Farm. B-Springhouse Farm (Ky). T-George Weaver. J-Javier Castellano.
Belgian is from the first crop of former Stonestreet runner Beau Liam, standing at Airdrie Stud for $6k after a promising career cut short by injury. Watch Smartly was a mediocre racehorse whose foals had gotten mostly mediocre results. But Belgian's debut was hardly mediocre: an 11-length sloppy off-the-turf Spa romp. Before this, Beau Liam's 32 starters had topped out at 67 on the Beyer scale, but Belgian raised that bar considerably.

2. IT'S OUR TIME, SAR, 8/16, 6 1/2 furlongs, 'TDN Rising Star' (VIDEO)
Beyer Speed Figure- 94
(c, 2, by Not This Time–Shea D Summer, by Summer Front)
O-Double Down Horse Racing. B-South Gate Farm (Va). T-Tom Amoss. J-Luis Saez.
Amoss has celebrated big wins at Saratoga previously–Heritage of Gold won the GII Diana and GI Go For Wand in 1999-2000, a decade later Backtalk won the GII Sanford, and Serengeti Empress took the GI Ballerina before an empty grandstand in 2020. This was memorable in a different way: no fancy trophy and no Roman numerals, but instead a jaw-dropping 17 3/4 length debut victory by It's Our Time that went viral in racing circles and puts him high on lists for major fall 2-year-old stakes.

1. SEMPER PRIMUS, ELP, 8/17, 6 furlongs
Beyer Speed Figure- 100
(c, 3, by Improbable–Inaugurate, by Empire Maker)
O-Doubledown Stables. B-Glen Hill Farm (Ky). T-James DiVito. J-Walter Rodriguez.
We have a double down exacta!  No. 2 fastest maiden It's Our Time (above) belongs to Elza and Alex Mitchum, a father-son combo billed as Double Down Horse Racing – not to be confused with Doubledown Stables of Richard and Diane Templer, whose Semper Primus is our No. 1 fastest maiden of last week. His 8 1/4-length rout of Ellis Park maidens earned the second-highest Beyer since Five Fastest Maidens began in early May, a tick behind Brant's 101 last month at Del Mar. In three starts over three months, Semper Primus' has improved his Beyers from 52 to 85 to 100, a true doubledown.

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Having previously done all of her racing in New York, Dry Powder shipped down to Parx to pick up her first stakes win in Tuesday's Cathryn Sophia Stakes. A head behind Sweet Seraphine (Quality Road) in the Wilton Stakes two back at Aqueduct, she stepped into the deep end and wound up third, albeit the length of the stretch back, in the GI Coaching Club American Oaks behind Scottish Lassie (McKinzie) at Saratoga July 19.

Given a 7-1 shot here, the daughter of Gun Runner showed speed but was outrun to her inside by Taliesin (Vekoma) and Fede (Adios Charlie) who shot out to lead. A comfortable third and clear along the outside, Dry Powder sat cozy into the far turn through the half in :46.78, took aim at the fading pacesetter and drove past to win decisively over closers Ourdaydreaminggirl and Disco Rules who both outran their long odds (18-1 and 16-1 respectively) to complete the trifecta.

The 44th stakes winner for Gun Runner, Dry Powder was a $525,000 KEESEP grad two years ago. She is out of Tell All, who sold for $240,000 with the winner in utero at the Pin Oak Stud Sale in 2021. Tell All herself is a half to MGSW Overheard (Macho Uno). And while she lost her 2025 Uncle Mo foal, she is due back next season to Horse of the Year Flightline.

#11 DRY POWDER ($17.00) got the lead coming to the stretch and pulled away to easily win the $200,000 Cathryn Sophia Stakes at Parx. The daughter of Gun Runner (@Three_Chimneys) was ridden by @luissaezpty, is trained by Chad Summers, and owned by Gold Square. pic.twitter.com/NGmEifnUXG

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) August 19, 2025

CATHRYN SOPHIA S., $200,000, Parx Racing, 8-19, 3yo, f, 1m 70y, 1:40.59, ft.
1–DRY POWDER, 121, f, 3, by Gun Runner
          1st Dam: Tell All, by Broken Vow
          2nd Dam: Whisper to Me, by Thunder Gulch
          3rd Dam: Word to the Wise, by Diesis (GB)
($525,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Gold
Square LLC; B-Corser Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Chad
Summers; J-Luis Saez. $100,800. Lifetime Record: GISP,
5-2-2-1, $245,400.
2–Ourdaydreaminggirl, 121, f, 3, Instagrand–Itsinthestars,
by Astrology. ($50,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT; $50,000 2yo '24
OBSAPR). O-Bran Jam Stable and Clark, David W.; B-Pippa's
Hurricane (KY); T-Louis C. Linder, Jr. $33,600.
3–Disco Rules, 121, f, 3, Constitution–Disco Barbie, by Pure
Prize. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Diane Louise Manning (PA);
T-Riley Mott. $16,800.
Margins: 4 1/4, 1 3/4, HF. Odds: 7.50, 18.00, 16.90.
Also Ran: Taliesin, Sweet Seraphine, Table Flirt, Pretty Sassy, Fede, Five a Side, Decadent, Ruth, Brown Sugar, Reply. Scratched: Princess of Omaha, Volleyballprincess. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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Keeneland, in coordination with ticketing provider, Etix, issued the following statements regarding the technical difficulties experienced during Tuesday morning's Fall Meet ticket on-sale:

Statement from Etix:

“Earlier today, Tuesday, Aug. 19, tickets for the Keeneland Fall Meet went on sale on our platform. Unfortunately, an unexpected server issue created a strain on resources, resulting in errors and delays for many patrons attempting to purchase tickets. Etix values our long-standing partnership with Keeneland, and we extend our sincere apologies to Keeneland staff, patrons and the entire community for this disruption.”

Statement from Keeneland:

“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by this morning's ticketing issues. While the system was unstable, a limited number of customers were able to complete transactions, and those purchases are valid and will be fully honored. Keeneland made the decision to postpone the public ticket on-sale to Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 9 a.m. ET to ensure a reliable experience for all patrons. Etix has since enhanced their web servers and has assured us that they are prepared for tomorrow's on-sale. We greatly appreciate the patience and continued support of our fans.”

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Tip Top Thomas burst onto the scene as a 2-year-old, earning a 'TDN Rising Star' badge at Saratoga in late August last season before running a game second to Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie) in the GI Champagne Stakes to cap his 2024 campaign. Shelved for most of the winter and spring, the son of Volatile return to the races at Keeneland with a fourth facing allowance horses in April before getting back in the winner's circle in his last two starts including a gate to wire track record-setting win in the GIII Indiana Derby last out going this distance at Horseshoe Indianapolis July 5.

The clear speed of this field and the popular wagering choice at 2-5, Tip Top Thomas set out to the early lead and stayed narrowly ahead of Fact who gave chase from second. Those two went one-two around the track with the favorite looking to put things away into the far turn and open up. And while it looked briefly as though Tip Top Thomas may run away with the race as he turned for home clearly in command, Fact made a race of it late, closing determinedly under Luis Saez to just miss by a head. Fellow 'Rising Star' Hypnus made up ground late to get into third.

One of three stakes winners for Volatile, Tip Top Thomas is out of the Consolidator mare Attempt to Name who was culled for just $10,000 at KEEJAN back in 2015 and has since produced fellow Smarty Jones Stakes winner Gray Attempt (Graydar) and GSP Dua (Arrogate) who brought $900,000 from Summer Wind at KEENOV last fall. The dam of seven winners from 10 to race, Attempt to Name has a 2-year-old Runhappy filly named Ames who has placed in two starts this year as well as a yearling Classic Empire filly who is her last reported foal.

#3 TIP TOP THOMAS ($2.80) goes gate-to-wire just holding off #2 Fact late to win the $200,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at Parx. The son of Volatile (@Three_Chimneys) was ridden by @ljlmvel and is trained by Todd Pletcher.

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SMARTY JONES S., $200,000, Parx Racing, 8-19, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:42.50, ft.
1–TIP TOP THOMAS, 124, c, 3, by Volatile
          1st Dam: Attempt to Name, by Consolidator
          2nd Dam: Capacity, by Capote
          3rd Dam: Rare Opportunity, by Danzig Connection
'TDN Rising Star'. ($160,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT). O-James J. Bakke
and Gerald Isbister; B-Wynnstay Inc., Donna Moore & Jim
Richardson (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-John R. Velazquez.
$117,600. Lifetime Record: GSW/GISP, 6-4-1-0, $503,100.
*1/2 to Dua (Arrogate), MGSP, $104,022 and Gray Attempt
(Graydar), MSW, $517,099.
2–Fact, 121, g, 3, Instagrand–Bazinga Baby, by Afleet Alex.
($125,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Grandview
Equine, OXO Equine LLC and LNJ Foxwoods; B-Town & Country
Farms, LLC (KY); T-William Walden. $39,200.
3–Hypnus, 124, c, 3, Into Mischief–Dream Tree, by Uncle Mo.
'TDN Rising Star'. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Wathnan Racing;
B-Phoenix Thoroughbreds (III) LTD (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek.
$19,600.
Margins: HD, 9 1/4, 1HF. Odds: 0.40, 2.60, 5.70.
Also Ran: Happily Delusional, Analog Jones, Light Forever. Scratched: Instant Replay. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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A new mural celebrating Sunday Silence will soon adorn downtown Paris, Kentucky, joining the town's growing collection of large-scale public equine art. The mural is a project of the Legends of Bourbon County non-profit organization, in conjunction with Stone Farm, which raised and campaigned the 1989 Horse of the Year.

The artwork will depict Sunday Silence's iconic victory in the 1989 Kentucky Derby. It is being painted on the side of Hotel Thoroughbred, a new boutique hotel on Main Street that opens in Spring 2026.

Renowned artist Jaime Corum, known for her lifelike equine portraits, will create the mural. Corum has already contributed to the block's artistic landscape with large murals of fellow racing legends Curlin and Secretariat.

“When we were approached about having Sunday Silence celebrated and memorialized in this way, we were extremely honored,” said Staci Hancock of Stone Farm. “The mural has really captured the horse's essence, and it will pay tribute to him and Thoroughbred racing for generations to come.”

The finished piece will be dedicated on Sunday, Oct. 12 during the Legends of Bourbon County festival.

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Coming off an impressive victory in the GI Alabama S. at Saratoga, Nitrogen (Medaglia d'Oro) will be tested against older horses in her next start. Co-owner Jon Green revealed Tuesday on his Rail Talk podcast that his star 3-year-old filly will go next in the GI Spinster on Oct. 5 at Keeneland.

“There are a number of factors that played into our decision,” Green told the TDN. “Number one, we wanted to give Nitrogen the proper amount of time. The Alabama took a lot out of her. The competition was tough. There were a couple of Grade I winners in there. There was also the distance and the heat. She's had to train in the heat over the last few weeks. All those things took a lot out of her. She gave every ounce of effort she had to win that race and we wanted to give her a little extra time between races.

“Number two, we feel like the Keeneland racetrack is probably more appropriate for her racing style. Mark (Casse) can have her down there three weeks before the race, train over that racetrack and then go right from her stall to the paddock, which I think is an advantage.

“Three, if we're good enough, there's a flight that goes to San Diego straight from Kentucky for the Breeders' Cup horses. That will make it easier to get her to the West Coast that way.

“Number four, and probably most importantly, we feel like it's the right distance and the right time in her career to take on older horses. Between the Spinster and the Breeders' Cup Distaff, we'll take two bites at the Grade I apple against older fillies and mares, which I think will improve her resume that much more. When you are going for an Eclipse Award you need to have all the boxes checked.”

The DJ Stable team has also made plans for GII Saratoga Special winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Ewing (Knicks Go). He is being pointed for the Oct. 4 GI Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland.

“He'll run in the Futurity opening weekend at Keeneland, as well,” Green said. “That was a recent change. We were pointing him for the Iroquois. We ran him back a couple of weeks after he broke his maiden. The race (in the Saratoga Special) against Obliteration absolutely took the starch out of him. We expect that, like Sandman, he's going to have an elongated campaign, so giving him the time now to have a break seems like the right thing to do.”

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The 24th Virginia Breeders Fund Yearling Futurity will be held this Sunday at the Warrenton Horse Show Grounds in Warrenton, Virginia with $40,000 in prize money at stake from four divisional classes.

Thoroughbred trainer and pinhooker Cary Frommer, who recently relocated back to Virginia from Aiken, South Carolina, will serve as Futurity Judge.

Frommer will select top yearlings from classes that include Virginia-Bred/Sired Fillies, Virginia-Bred/Sired Colts & Geldings, Virginia-Certified Fillies and Virginia-Certified Colts & Geldings.

All yearlings in the Futurity are automatically eligible to share in a percent of a $5,000 bonus which is awarded to top performers at the completion of their 3-year-old years, based on total earnings. Two bonuses are distributed–one for Virginia-Bred/Sired entrants and another for Virginia-Certified ones.

“I like a nice topline on a horse and sometimes horses grow into their toplines, so babies may not be there quite yet,” Frommer said. “I like to think I can see beyond that a little. I like them to be correct too but they don't have to be flawless. As long as they can run through any conformation flaws and they have fluidity, that's okay with me too.”

She added, “I'm looking forward to it. I enjoyed judging Maryland's before and I'm sure I will like Virginia's. It's what I do for a living–judging yearlings in order to buy them. I'm very comfortable doing it.”

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In an effort to stimulate the California breeding industry, the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) unveiled several new breeding incentive programs Monday, highlighted by the 'Flagship Foal Incentive Program.'

With the CTBA awarding $1,000 for each foal registered as a Cal-bred, the Flagship Foal Incentive Program begins with foals of 2027 at a cap of 25 foals per breeder. Payments will be made upon the CTBA receiving a Cal-bred application and the registration papers from the Jockey Club, due Dec. 31 of the foal's yearling year.

In addition, the CTBA will waive Cal-bred registration fees for foals born from 2025-27 and will introduce a pilot program to increase the quality of broodmares brought into the state. Mares purchased in foal at out-of-state public auctions for $20,000 or more–and age 12 or under–will be eligible for up to $3,000 in transportation expense reimbursement. The mares must be bred back to a California stallion, with breeders limited to five mares per year.

“We are incredibly excited about these programs, which reflect our commitment to supporting our members and advancing California's Thoroughbred breeding industry,” said CTBA chairman Justin Oldfield. “With the changes we've seen in 2025, CTBA recognizes we are at a critical time for our industry. Our board was compelled to act and did so unanimously to support the needs of our breeders across the state, both in the north and the south. By investing in our breeders and enhancing the quality of our broodmares, we are building a stronger and more competitive future for California racing.”

For more information, contact the CTBA.

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9th-Ellis, $100,000, Msw, 8-18, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:36.60, fm, 2 1/4 lengths.
HOT AND DANGEROUS (f, 2, Blame–Windfall Profit, by Malibu Moon) flattened out to be a fading fifth of seven in her 6 1/2-furlong bow over this main track July 14 but was nevertheless crunched into 6-5 favoritism in the second division of this juvenile fillies turf maiden.

Straight to the lead from the four hole, the $65,000 KEESEP purchase enjoyed a fairly carefree time of things up front while clear of her rivals through fractions of :25 flat and :49.95, reasonably comparable to the race six splits (:25.06, :50.58). Mario Gutierrez began to wind up the tempo fully three furlongs from home, and Hot and Dangerous covered her final quarter-mile in a strong :46.65 to score comfortably in a time that was 2.54 seconds quicker than the first division. Wathnan Racing's debuting Sneakily (Tapit), an $850,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling, raced last but one and would have been inconvenienced by the lack of pace, but–despite having to travel wide on the second turn–got her final half-mile in a race-best :46.16 in a promising effort.

A daughter of Hit It Rich (Smart Strike), a three-time graded winner on the grass at 11 and 12 furlongs, Windfall Profit was purchased by Craig Rounsefell's Boomer Bloodstock for $250,000 with this filly in utero at Keeneland November in 2022. The filly's third dam is Grade III winner Cuando Puede (Lord At War {Arg}), a half-sister to Honey Ryder (Lasting Approval), winner of the GI Flower Bowl Invitational and GI E.P. Taylor Stakes at a mile and quarter on the lawn and a gallant runner-up in the 2007 GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf in the bog-like conditions at Monmouth Park.

Windfall Profit's youngest offspring are a yearling colt by Liam's Map and a colt foal by Twirling Candy. She was covered by Oscar Performance this season. Sales history: $65,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $63,231. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-Flying Dutchmen Breeding & Racing LLC; B-Murray Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Brian A Lynch.

HOT AND DANGEROUS ($4.44) by Blame (@claibornefarm) had things all her way going gate-to-wire in the finale at @EllisParkRacing. @_MGutierrez_ got his third win on the card this time for trainer @BLynchRacing.

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The Jockey Club has announced the election of 10 new members. In alphabetical order, they are:

Craig Bernick: president and CEO of Glen Hill Farm, as well as president of the Lavin Family Foundation

Peter M. Brant: founder of White Birch Paper Company in addition to a magazine publisher, philanthropist, art collector, and film producer

Boyd T. Browning, Jr.: president and CEO of Fasig-Tipton

Case Clay: founder of Case Clay Thoroughbred Management

Dennis Drazin: CEO of Darby Development, the operator of Monmouth Park; president of Drazin & Warshaw; and chair of the New Jersey Racing Commission

Marette Farrell: founder of bloodstock agency Exhale Enterprises

Jonathan Green: co-owner and general manager of D.J. Stable, as well as co-creator and co-host of the weekly podcast Rail Talk

Andrew Moore: general manager of racing for the FanDuel Group

Dean Reeves: chairman and co-owner of Reeves Young, founder of Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, and owner of Two Springs Farm

Bill Strauss: entrepreneur in addition to co-founder and CEO of ProFlowers

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With on-track handle the highest since prior to the pandemic, Saturday's 166th running of the King's Plate at Woodbine brought in over $4 million in wagering. Overall, the 13-race card generated over $17 million in all-sources wagering, which marked the third highest in event history. The Plate record, set in 2023, holds at $18.1 million. This year's card generated the highest dollars wagered per starter of any Plate program and debuted the new “Kings & Queens Pick-3” wager that offered a $5 minimum and 15 percent takeout.

“We were confident that Saturday would generate good numbers in large part due to a competitive King's Plate and a deep card of racing,” said Michael Copeland, CEO, Woodbine. “The action on the racetrack lived up to the billing and the atmosphere throughout the grandstand was electric. The King's Plate is truly the event of the summer and we want to thank our entire racing community for putting on a great show.”

Al and Bill Ulwelling's Mansetti (Collected) stormed to victory in the King's Plate, giving trainer Kevin Attard his third win in the race in the last four years. The winning rider, 20-year-old apprentice jockey Pietro Moran, is the third-youngest jockey to win the Plate.

Live racing continues at Woodbine Thursdays through Sundays until Dec. 14.

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Named a 'TDN Rising Star' when romping to a 12-length maiden victory over the adjacent Tapeta track back on July 13, Gold Square LLC's Two Out Hero (War Front) split horses decisively with push coming to shove in Saturday's Soaring Free Stakes at Woodbine and finished nicely to take his record to two wins from as many tries and cap a wildly successful afternoon from the King's Plate-winning barn of Kevin Attard.

Off as the 6-5 chalk, the $240,000 Keeneland September purchase could have flaunted the same sort of speed he exhibited on his debut run, but instead was settled just off the pace by Rafael Hernandez, as the previously unbeaten Casson (Caravaggio) showed the way.

Traveling kindly on the back of the speed into the long Woodbine straight, it appeared as if Hernandez might duck to the inside of Casson, but instead he went for a run between rivals, squeezed through and kicked on nicely for a clear-cut victory. Argos (Nyquist), a debut winner sprinting over the Ellis Park turf for Riley Mott, ran home for third.

“This is a good horse,” said Attard, who was adding this to the King's Plate and the GII King Edward Stakes in the two races prior to the Soaring Free. “I think he's a very special horse. So far, everything's gone according to plan and this is another stepping stone. We will take it from here.

“It's been a fantastic day,” he said. “It's been a rough month. We had a lot of tough beats. We couldn't find the winner's circle. Luckily, today, everything kind of came together for us. The team puts in a lot of work and it's nice to see them get rewarded, as well. I couldn't be doing this without them. So, kudos to them and we're just going to enjoy the rest of the day.”

Attard said there is a temptation to send Two Out Hero south of the border for the rich purses available to Kentucky-breds at Kentucky Downs, but, quoting the Wizard of Oz, added, “there's no place like home.”

The Sept. 13 GI Summer Stakes, a 'Win and You're In' qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf over a mile is the logical next port of call at Woodbine.

Originally a $175,000 purchase by Team Casse at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale in 2019, Song River was twice stakes-placed that season and was sold to this breeder for $90,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Horses of Racing Age Sale in 2020. She is also the dam of a yearling Constitution filly that is catalogued as hip 1302 at Keeneland September and a filly foal by Cody's Wish. She visited Flightline this past breeding season.

Two Out Hero is the 119th worldwide stakes winner for Claiborne Farm stalwart War Front. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

BET365 SOARING FREE S., C$156,500, Woodbine, 8-16, 2yo, 6 1/2fT, 1:15.91, fm.
1–TWO OUT HERO, 120, c, 2, by War Front
1st Dam: Song River (MSP, $222,114), by Liam's Map
2nd Dam: Harlan's Honor, by Harlan's Holiday
3rd Dam: Indian Rush, by Indian Charlie
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. ($240,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP). O-Gold Square LLC; B-Corser Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Kevin Attard; J-Rafael Manuel Hernandez. C$90,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $97,683.
2–Casson, 122, c, 2, Caravaggio–Zee Ro Drop, by Lemon Drop Kid. ($200,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP). O-Manfred & Penny Conrad; B-Ballycroy Training Centre & Villa Rosa Farms (ON); T-Mark E Casse. C$36,000.
3–Argos, 120, c, 2, Nyquist–Athenian (Ire), by Acclamation (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. ($10,000 Ylg '24 FTKJUL; $165,000 2yo '25 OBSMAR). O-David S Romanik; B-Green Lantern Stables, LLC (KY); T-Riley Mott. C$15,000.
Margins: 1HF, NK, 3/4. Odds: 1.20, 3.40, 4.70.
Also Ran: Rude Procedure, Jupiter, Baytown Dreamer, Jutland, Longhi, Mo Dodgy.

War Front (@claibornefarm) colt TWO OUT HERO ($4.40) impressed in the $150,000 Soaring Free Stakes at @WoodbineTB. Trainer @kevin_attard gets another win on the card! Rafael Hernandez was up on the two-year-old. pic.twitter.com/p01uqj8IOO

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6th-Gulfstream, $40,000, Msw, 8-15, 2yo, f, 5f, :59.51, ft, 9 3/4 lengths.
EPIGRAM (f, 2, Code of Honor–Rockin, by Hard Spun) ran her rivals off their feet to become her late freshman sire's third winner at 7-2 odds. Breaking in at the start but recovering well to lead the pack, they were never given a second opinion as she put up an opening quarter in :22.95 and was on a clear advantage entering the stretch. From there it was how much she wanted to win by and the answer was 9 3/4 lengths over Authentic Wave (Authentic).

The victress is the most recent to the races for Rockin, who now has four offspring to get a picture taken from as many to the track. The mare claims a 2025 filly by Zandon and went to Charge It for 2026. Sales history: $7,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT; $38,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-JC Racing Stable (Jose Castro); B-Mercedes Stables LLC (KY); T-Jose M. Castro.

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