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Deauville's weekday crowd was confronted with a raft of well-bred newcomers in this intriguing event, and got the balance right as Exemplify (GB), a half-sister to the dual Classic heroine Special Duty (GB) (Hennessy), justified odds-on favoritism to open her account in taking style. She broke in alert fashion and raced in second early before...
Avid was, as a $525,000 juvenile, the top-priced horse at the this year's OBS March Sale (click for TDN coverage). The crowd's even-money pick sped to the front under Rafael Bejarano, was up by two lengths after a half in :45.76, and was kept to task in the final eighth to register the 2 1/4-length...
Peter Martins carried a considerable reputation, and the starting price of 2-1 reflected that. Breaking smartly, the $145,000 KEESEP yearling stalked the early leader Colorado Gold (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) before being eased off the rail and out of that rival's slipstream at the quarter pole. Soon in command, he lengthened clear up the rising ground...
Wine Police, a $190,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, showed a solid worktab and was bet down to 5-2 from his 6-1 morning line. Breaking like a shot from the eight hole, the chestnut cleared the field with a :22.22 opening quarter, but didn't corner into the lane all that well. Jockey Shaun Bridgmohan gave him a...
Kaleem Shah's Smash was heavily touted before his debut and lived up to the hype in a “TDN Rising Star” performance. Cool and collected in the paddock and post parade, Smash opened at 2-5 before going postward as the 1-2 pick. Breaking from post nine under Martin Garcia, the bay was up to shadow Doughboy...
Bought back on a bid of $45,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton July sale, Stormy Rush breezed an eighth of a mile in :10.1 (video) for this year's OBSMAR sale and was knocked down for $210,000 as the second-last horse through the ring. In steady training since mid-May, the dark bay breezed five grassy furlongs in...
A Z Warrior RNA'd for $775,000 when offered as a yearling at KEESEP. The half-sister to E Z Warrior (Exploit), GSW & GISP, $238,468; and J Z Warrior (Harlan's Holiday), MSW & GSP, $328,118, went postward as the 6-5 favorite to become the first winner for her freshman sire (by A.P. Indy). After breaking alertly...
Sovereign Default had compiled a nifty worktab for trainer Rick Violette Jr. at Aqueduct, but was sent off as the 5-2 second choice to 3-5 Stay Thirsty (Bernardini). The dark bay came away well from his outside post and went up to press the pace set by Scoville (Bernardini). He turned for home with the...
Boys At Tosconova, a $25,000 KEENOV weanling, was purchased as a yearling by trainer Bob Hess Jr. for $35,000 at KEESEP. The seal brown colt was auspiciously spotted for his career opener in the GIII Kentucky Juvenile S. at Churchill Apr. 30, but gave a good account of himself on that Oaks undercard event (video),...
Capital Account had bullet workouts for his debut and went off as the 9-5 chalk after the gate scratch of the post-time chalk Gallatin's Run (Alke). Pushed early through a :22.35 opening quarter, he began to shake clear entering the turn for home and found another gear in the stretch, scoring by eight lengths. Distorted...
Trickmeister made his debut over track and trip May 25 and, after battling for the lead early, held on to score by a half-length. Getting first-time Lasix as the 13-10 favorite at second asking, the bay was once again quickly into stride. He was on the bit as he cut out a half in :45.31,...
<a href="https://lanesend.com/twirlingcandy " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Twirling Candy</a> was a well-backed 5-2 for his Nov. 14 debut over this course and distance, and he proved that the hype was legit, taking that sextet gate to wire and earning an 85 Beyer Speed Figure. Trainer John Sadler has a barn full of graded-stakes winning sophs, but did not mince his words in...
