Let's Go Stable and Three Chimneys Farm's Made You Look powered effortlessly to the lead in upper stretch en route to an authoritative two-length tally in Wednesday's GII With Anticipation S. The dark bay colt was second behind 'TDN Rising Star' Red Lodge (Midshipman) while going five furlongs over the Belmont lawn in his May 27 unveiling and returned to graduate going six furlongs at Elmont June 18. Stretching out for this third go, Made You Look settled just off the pace in fourth while saving ground along the hedge as longshot maiden Gemologister (Gemologist) took the field through fractions of :24.26 and :49.34. The 8-5 favorite looked ready to explode turning into the straight after three-quarters in 1:14.14, skimmed the rail to take charge with ease and drew away to the wire.
“We were getting a beautiful trip; it was just a matter of whether he was able to find a spot to go through,” said winning trainer Todd Pletcher. “I thought for a young horse to shoot through there was pretty brave on his part. He's been training really well, we were looking forward to a good effort, he got a good trip, and he delivered.”
Winning rider Javier Castellano was also impressed with his mount's maturity.
“I had a beautiful trip,” Castellano said. “The way he followed in the race, you don't see too many 2-year-olds racing like that. The pace was slow and he was right behind the horse [in front]. It set up beautifully. Turning for home, I didn't have too much room and I had to squeeze a little bit inside the rail. It was unbelievable, he went right through and took off. The way he did it, he was phenomenal.”
Asked where Made You Look might start next, Pletcher added, “I think the [Oct. 1 GIII] Pilgrim or train up to the Breeders' Cup.”
Pedigree Notes:
Made You Look was bred by the Robert and Beverly Lewis Trust and his dam Night and Day is a daughter of the Lewises champion Serena's Song. Night and Day, who made only one trip to the post, is a half-sister to stakes winner Serena's Tune (Mr. Prospector), whose daughter Serena's Cat (Storm Cat) produced champion Honor Code and graded stakes winner Noble Tune. Serena's Song is also the dam of Group 1 winner Sophisticat (Storm Cat) and graded stakes winners Grand Reward (Storm Cat) and Harlington (Unbridled). Night and Day produced a colt by Verrazano this year and was bred back to Honor Code.
“He's got a fantastic pedigree, top and bottom side,” said Pletcher, who trained Made You Look's sire More Than Ready. “It's a lot of fun for us to have a son of More Than Ready–it was 1999 when he won the GII Sanford. He's just been so good to our stable, not only him but all of his offspring.”
Wednesday, Saratoga Race Course
WITH ANTICIPATION S.-GII, $200,000, SAR, 8-31, 2yo,
1 1/16mT, 1:43.12, fm.
1–#@MADE YOU LOOK, 120, c, 2, by More Than Ready
1st Dam: Night and Day, by Unbridled's Song
2nd Dam: Serena's Song, by Rahy
3rd Dam: Imagining, by Northfields
($360,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP). O-Let's Go Stable and Three
Chimneys Farm; B-The Robert and Beverly Lewis Trust (KY);
T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Javier Castellano. $120,000. Lifetime
Record: 3-2-1-0, $180,000. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.[bullet ad=”denali-foaledraised”][bullet ad=”denali-keesep-hip-538″][bullet ad=”lets-go-lgs-racing”][bullet ad=”kbif-g2g3″]2–Keep Quiet (Fr), 120, c, 2, Elusive City–Luminosity (GB), by Sillery. (€37,000 Wlg '14 ARQDEC). O-Gary Barber; B-S.A.R.L.
Pontchartrain Stud & S.A.R.L. Riviera Equine (FR); T-Mark E.
Casse. $40,000.[bullet ad=”justin-casse-purchased-in-france-for-gary-barber”][bullet ad=”top-line-sales-raised-started”] 3–Bird's Eye View, 120, c, 2, Mizzen Mast–Lavish Outlook, by Smarty Jones. ($52,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP; $50,000 2yo '16
OBSMAR). O-Ballybrit Stable, LLC; B-Cloyce C Clark & Jay
Goodwin (KY); T-Michael Dini. $20,000.[bullet ad=”good-win-bred-foaled-and-raised”][bullet ad=”selectsales-shell”]
Margins: 2, 3/4, NK. Odds: 1.65, 1.90, 16.10.
Also Ran: Monsoon K S A, My Bo Chop (Fr), Tell the Truth, Ardmore Bay, Gemologister. 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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