California invader Coppa kept her perfect record in tact with a gritty score in the Victory Ride. Away well, the chalk tracked from a two-wide third as speedy longshot Behrnik's Bank (Bank Heist) ticked off opening splits of :22.53 and :45.61. Drawing alongside the top two turning for home, the bay seized command in early stretch and held off late advances from One True Kiss and Malibu Stacy to either side of her to become the first black-type winner for her sire Yesbyjimminy.
“She settled real nice for Joe [Talamo] today,” said Chris Davis, assistant to winning trainer Phil D'Amato. “When she got clear and the horses came running to her late, she dug in and galloped out way in front. She's still learning, but she's doing everything the right way. We couldn't be happier.”
Coppa, a $14,000 RNA at the 2014 OBS August sale, became the most expensive horse ever sold for her sire when purchased for $210,000 at the following year's OBS April sale. A frontrunnng debut winner sprinting at Del Mar Nov. 1, the sophomore went box-to-wire again next out to clear her first-level allowance condition at Santa Anita May 21.
The winner has a 2-year-old half-sister by Put It Back and produced a filly by Yes It's True May 6 of this year.
Saturday, Belmont Park
VICTORY RIDE S.-GIII, $150,000, BEL, 7-9, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:16.23, ft.
1–#@COPPA, 115, f, 3, by Yesbyjimminy
1st Dam: Diplomatic Angel, by Valid Appeal
2nd Dam: Royal Angelique, by Diplomat Way
3rd Dam: Royal Contessa, by Royal Union
($14,000 RNA Ylg '14 OBSAUG; $210,000 2yo '15 OBSAPR).
O-Anthony Fanticola & Joseph Scardino; B-Carlos Rafael (FL);
T-Philip D'Amato; J-Joseph Talamo. $87,000. Lifetime Record:
3-3-0-0, $153,000. *1/2 to Tropic Storm (Stormy Atlantic), SW
& G1SP, $397,805. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.[bullet ad=”boomer-bloodstock-purchased-by”]2–Malibu Stacy, 113, f, 3, Tizway–Malibu Pier, by Malibu Moon.
($150,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Jim & Susan Hill; B-Spendthrift
Farm LLC (KY); T-George Weaver. $30,000.[bullet ad=”hidden-brook-sales-graduate”]3–One True Kiss, 115, f, 3, Warrior's Reward–True Kiss, by Is It
True. ($110,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-J. Kirk & Judy Robison;
B-Pat Murphy (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $15,000.[bullet ad=”grovendale-hip88-ftkjul-2016″][bullet ad=”grovendale-glendaloughfarm-bredandraised”]Margins: NK, HD, 5 1/4. Odds: 0.95, 13.40, 9.20.
Also Ran: Lost Raven, Flatterywillgetyou, Behrnik's Bank, Blast. Scratched: Stradivarius, Appealing Maggie. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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