Our Lady (Bolt d'Oro) made those that swallowed the 3-10 starting price sweat it out to the very finish, but the Canadian-based galloper saved her best for the final 100 yards, racing over the top of her fellow Pennsylvania-bred rivals to remain unbeaten in her three career starts to date in Monday's state-bred restricted Malvern Rose Stakes at Presque Isle Downs.
A 6 1/4-length maiden winner at first asking over the Woodbine Tapeta on May 4, the $75,000 Fasig-Tipton February yearling turned $160,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic breezer added a May 24 optional claimer by better than four lengths against older rivals as the 1-4 chalk and was facing what appeared to be a step down in class for the Malvern Rose.
Off only fairly, Our Lady was taken back to race at the tail of the field behind slow fractions, and Patrick Husbands was in no hurry to make his move around the turn. Electing to chart an inside course as opposed to trying to loop the field, the Barbadian rider finally found daylight for Our Lady about five off the inside at the furlong grounds, and she lengthened her stride nicely to score in a fashion easier than the half-length margin of victory might indicate.
Our Lady is the 17th black-type winner for her sire in a race–then run over a two-turn mile–won by Shamrock Rose (First Dude) en route to a victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint in her 3-year-old season in 2018.
The previous black-type in the family is courtesy of the GIII Tempted Stakes-winning third dam Summer Raven, the dam of MGSW/MGISP Lewis Bay (Bernardini) and Grade III scorers Misconnect (Unbridled's Song) and Winslow Homer (Unbridled's Song). Summer Raven is the second dam of GSW Lost Raven (Uncle Mo).
Summer's Ready is also represented by the 2-year-old filly Jr Miss Buttercup (American Pharoah) and a colt foal by Volatile. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
MALVERN ROSE S., $75,000, Presque Isle Downs, 7-7, (S), 3yo, f, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:17.66, ft.
1–OUR LADY, 121, f, 3, by Bolt d'Oro
1st Dam: Summer's Ready, by More Than Ready
2nd Dam: Summer Frolic, by Pulpit
3rd Dam: Summer Raven, by Summer Squall
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. ($75,000 Ylg '23 FTKFEB; $160,000 2yo '24 EASMAY). O-JDLP Holdings Inc; B-Blackstone Farm LLC (PA); T-Steven Chircop; J-Patrick Husbands. $44,550. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $110,188.
2–Queen's Wreath, 121, f, 3, Jimmy Creed–Ianthe, by Sky Mesa. 1ST BLACK-TYPE. ($27,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-Tom Coulter; B-Arrowwood Farm Inc (PA); T-Erin C McClellan. $14,850.
3–Icona Mama, 121, f, 3, Maximus Mischief–Classe Signora, by Bernstein. ($75,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR). O-DeSales 85 LLC; B-J Patrick Morell & Tanya Lobsiger (PA); T-Flint W Stites. $8,167.
Margins: HF, 1HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.30, 10.60, 5.10.
Also Ran: Boujie Betz, Honorable Win, Dixieland Belle. Scratched: Double Airo, Up N Runnin.
The heavy favorite #4 OUR LADY ($2.60) went from last to first to win the $75,000 Malvern Rose Stakes at @PID_Casino. The daughter of @spendthriftfarm's Bolt d'Oro is now a perfect 3 for 3 in her young career. Patrick Husbands was up for @chircopracing. pic.twitter.com/4ebX5CSih6
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