Luminous Beauty (f, 2, Flameaway–Sly Beauty, by Into Mischief) went to the front and stayed there, taking her second career start with ease while going 5 1/2 furlongs in Saratoga on Thursday afternoon.
She was let go at 21-1 for her career bow going five panels at Churchill Downs on May 15 and she got a little leg-weary late, having to settle for second beaten 1 3/4 lengths by Pierrette (Girvin). Sent off at 4-1 while adding a sixteenth, the $40,000 Fasig-Tipton July yearling purchase broke like a shot and took command over Dinner Party (Not This Time) and favored Margie's Girl (Vekoma) in an opening quarter in :22.2. Still on top through a crisp half mile in :44.88, the Jena Antonucci trainee drew away late to score by 6 1/4 lengths over the 3-2 favorite. Mel Went Home (Life Is Good) rounded out the trifecta. Perpetual (Drain the Click), who was insighted in Thursday's TDN, was scratched.
A full-sister to Panamanian multiple stakes winner Flight Moon, the daughter of Sly Beauty hails from the family of Champion juvenile colt War Pass (Cherokee Run) in addition to Grade I winner Oath (Known Fact). The graded stakes placed mare produced a colt by Gunite in 2025.
1st-Saratoga, $115,000, Msw, 6-4, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:03.34, ft, 6 1/4 lengths.
LUMINOUS BEAUTY (f, 2, Flameaway–Sly Beauty {SW & GSP, $143,455}, by Into Mischief)
Sales history: $40,000 Ylg '25 FTKJUL. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $87,250. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-horseOlogy Racing, Rosen, Fred, Dervenis, Steve and Cliff Racing; B-Debby M. Oxley (KY); T-Jena M. Antonucci.
LUMINOUS BEAUTY breaks her maiden impressively in the opener under Flavien Prat for trainer @jenaantonucci. pic.twitter.com/Qchn0uLQFu
— NYRA (🗽) (@TheNYRA) June 4, 2026
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