6th-Saratoga, $90,000, (S), Msw, 7-18, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:06.47, ft, 2 3/4 lengths.
ROCK IT ROB (c, 2, Maxfield–Miss Vigilance, by War Pass) got the better of an early pace duel with favored Cerro Rico (Yaupon), put that one away in upper stretch and kicked on nicely to become the fourth individual winner for his first-crop sire (by Street Sense) Friday afternoon at Saratoga.
Bet into 19-10 from a 4-1 morning line, the $95,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-Bred yearling was hustled away from gate four by Jose Ortiz and flashed slightly more pace through than his chief market rival through an opening couple of furlongs in :22.15 as they put a big space on the rest of their rivals rounding the turn. Asserting his superiority in upper stretch, the March foal pinched a winning break into the final eighth of a mile and reported home 2 3/4 lengths to the good of longshot Sunday Boy (Central Banker), who finished with interest and galloped out past the winner.
Rock It Rob is one of seven winners from a 100% producing half-sister to the Rick Violette, Jr.-trained Grade I winner Man From Wicklow (Turkoman) and four-time graded winner Wild Heart Dancing (Farma Way). Miss Vigilance changed hands for $7,000 at Keeneland November in 2023 and foaled a Nashville colt in Kentucky who recently sold for $15,000 at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale. The mare most recently visited By My Standards. Sales history: $95,000 Ylg '24 SARAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-CJ Stables; B-Joe Fafone (NY); T-Steven M Asmussen.
🤘🏼 #4 ROCK IT ROB ($5.80) and @jose93_ortiz put away foes and the 2yo son of Maxfield (@DarleyAmerica) wins on debut in Race 6 at Saratoga. Congratulations to the Steve Asmussen barn and owner CJ Stables.
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