Mr. Hustle (Declaration of War) became his expatriated sire's 16th black-type winner, building on a 5 1/4-length debut victory June 16 to add Sunday's Victoria S. at Woodbine.
Sent off the clear betting favorite, the $60,000 Keeneland November weanling and $235,000 Keeneland September yearling jumped alertly and argued the pace from between rivals, as the debuting Old Chestnut (Speightstown–Pool Land) pushed through to challenge at the rail and second choice Joker On Jack (Declaration of War) flashed some early foot from the widest draw. Easily able to dispose of Old Chestnut entering the stretch, he pulled readily clear to score by a widening margin over the debutante Curlin's Voyage. Forester's Fortune (Old Forester) ran off the track in upper stretch for the second time in as many races, but managed to stay on for third down the middle of the track.
Also the 84th stakes winner produced by a daughter of More Than Ready, Mr. Hustle is out of an unraced half-sister to Laoban (Uncle Mo), upset winner of the 2016 GII Jim Dandy S. and is related to a filly by Outwork foaled earlier this year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
VICTORIA S., C$106,200, Woodbine, 7-7, 2yo, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:04.60, ft.
1–MR. HUSTLE, 122, g, 2, by Declaration of War
1st Dam: Ready Ready Ready, by More Than Ready
2nd Dam: Chattertown, by Speightstown
3rd Dam: Chatter Chatter, by Lost Soldier
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. ($60,000 Wlg '17 KEENOV; $235,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP). O-William K Werner; B-V Gail Ray (KY); T-Roger L Attfield; J-Rafael Manuel Hernandez. C$60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $77,700.
2–Curlin's Voyage, 116, f, 2, Curlin–Atlantic Voyage, by Stormy Atlantic. O-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings Inc (J G Sikura) & Windsor Boys Racing; B-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings Inc (ON); T-Josie Carroll. C$24,000.
3–Forester's Fortune, 117, c, 2, Old Forester–Nursery Song, by Beau Genius. (C$12,000 RNA Ylg '18 CANSEP). O-Silvera, Laurie and Lee, H. Archie; B-John Carey (ON); T-Laurie Silvera. C$13,200.
Margins: 4 1/4, 6 1/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.10, 10.45, 29.90.
Also Ran: Joker On Jack, Old Chestnut, Clear Destination.
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