Prime Aurora (Mind Control) became the first winner for her New York-based freshman sire (by Stay Thirsty) with a towering debut performance at Gulfstream Park Friday afternoon.
Sent off the 57-10 fourth choice in a field of eight–of which seven were making their first trip to the races–the homebred did not break especially well from gate two, but did not have to expend too much energy to move into a striking position behind pacesetting favorite Lamdara (Core Beliefs) and the once-raced Melody Queen (Volatile) behind a quarter in :21.63.
Full of run as they neared the entrance to the stretch, the bay came through an opening at the fence and turned it on late to graduate by 8 3/4 highly impressive lengths.
From the female family of the accomplished MGSW & GISP turf marathoner Spring House (Chester House), Prime Aurora has a half-sister by Name Changer foaled this season.
Winner of the GI Hopeful Stakes at two, Mind Control did his best work at seven and eight furlongs, winning the GI H. Allen Jerkens Stakes in 2019 before closing his career with success in the GI Cigar Mile Handicap. Mind Control is the sire of 119 foals from his first crop and stands for $6,000 at Rockridge Stud.
2nd-Gulfstream, $42,700, Msw, 5-29, 2yo, f, 4 1/2f, :51.37, gd, 8 3/4 lengths.
PRIME AURORA (f, 2, Mind Control–Silver Hustler, by Political Force) Sales history: $4,500 RNA Wlg '24 FTNMIX. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. O-Majestic View Farms International; B-Majestic View Farms Intl (NY); T-Abraham Gardea. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
Prime Aurora impressively wins race 2 under jockey @SamyCamacho1. #GulfstreamPark #RoyalPalmMeet pic.twitter.com/pi1nQl5tl9
— Gulfstream Park (@GulfstreamPark) May 29, 2026
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