DEL MAR JUVENILE FILLIES TURF S., $102,070, Del Mar, 9-3, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:37.15, fm.
1–SUMMERING, 120, f, 2, by War Front&log=">War Front
1st Dam: Wishing Gate (MGSW & GISP, $374,192), by Indian Charlie
2nd Dam: Rich in Spirit, by Repriced
3rd Dam: Qualatative, by Woodman
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. 'TDN Rising Star' O/B-Glen Hill Farm
(FL); T-Thomas F. Proctor; J-Drayden Van Dyke. $60,000.
Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $96,000.
2–Lady Prancealot (Ire), 118, f, 2, Sir Prancealot (Ire)–Naqrah
(Ire), by Haatef. (€9,500 Ylg '17 TIRSEP). O-Dunn, Christopher
T., McClanahan, Jerry and Peskoff, Jeremy; B-Tallyho Stud
(IRE); T-Richard Baltas. $20,000.[bullet ad=”meah-privatepurchase”]3–Bizwhacks, 118, f, 2, Fed Biz–Be Smart, by Smarty Jones.
($105,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP; $200,000 2yo '18 OBSAPR).
O-Reddam Racing LLC; B-T. F. VanMeter & Ken A. Meng (KY);
T-Doug F. O'Neill. $12,000.[bullet ad=”marette-farrell-yearling-recommendation”][bullet ad=”vanmeter-hell-yeah”]Margins: 1 1/4, 1 3/4, NK. Odds: 0.30, 17.10, 10.40.
Also Ran: Posh Holly (Ire), Noble Contessa, Kathryn's Sky, Hyde Park Corner (Ire), Imperial Creed, Be a Shero, After the Rose, Angel Alessandra.
Summering, who was given a 'TDN Rising Star' nod when impressively capturing her course-and-distance unveiling July 29, returned with a more workmanlike victory to stay unbeaten in Monday's Juvenile Fillies Turf S. at Del Mar. Dueling on a fast pace when favored in her bow, the Glen Hill homebred still had plenty in the tank to romp by five lengths. Crushed down to 3-10 off the strength of that effort, Summering wasn't away all that great and pulled some early, but soon settled to sit a close-up second through splits of :23.57 and :48.91. Taking charge from the longshot pacesetter at the quarter pole, she edged clear into the lane and kept to her task to score by 1 1/2 lengths. Lady Prancealot (Ire), making her North American debut, finished up full of run from last to be second.
“This is sweet; to win a stakes in these silks [Glen Hill Farm, where he got his start riding for trainer Tom Proctor] makes this so special,” said winning rider Drayden Van Dyke. “Today I had what you'd call a golden trip. She was always there and fired big. And I had a tough time pulling her up; she wanted to keep on going. She's a good one.”
Graded winner Wishing Gate, who also raced in the colors of Glen Hill Farm, died after producing her second foal, a full-brother to Summering named Food and Wine, last year. Summering's second dam was also a productive carrier of the Glen Hill orange and black, having secured a pair of Grade III wins on the Churchill turf.
“This is a very special place for our family,” said Glen Hill's Craig Bernick. “I think this is my 24th consecutive summer coming out here and the second since my grandfather [Leonard Lavin] passed away. It's nice to have a filly like this–the fourth generation in the family that we've owned–win a stakes in her second start. We'll go on to Santa Anita and if she wins again we'd consider the [GI] Breeders' Cup [Juvenile Fillies Turf], but she'd have to win well. One step at a time.” Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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