An eye-catching debut is often a signal of big things to come. Spectacular Grey (Not This Time) gave her connections a lot to dream about at Monmouth Park Saturday when she earned 'TDN Rising Star' honors via a sensational unveiling.
Coming into the race for trainer Alexis Delgado, who only had one other starter recorded for 2025 and no winners, the grey's July 4 four-panel move from the gate in :47.60 (2/24) showed the betting public enough to award her 5-1 odds against a salty field.
Off a bit slow but initially content to track from midpack behind an opening quarter in :22.25, Spectacular Grey changed her mind passing the quarter pole and made a rush to the front that even caught the announcer's attention. Suddenly in control by four lengths as they turned into the stretch, she boldly proclaimed the race as hers by extending her advantage to 7 3/4 lengths on the wire. Revolving d'Oro (Bolt d'Oro) had no response for that winner and had to settle for a clear second best.
The victress is the first winner to the races for her dam Rose Grey, who has since produced a yearling filly by Charlatan and a 2025 colt by Life Is Good. Said dam is herself a daughter of SP Smitten (Tapit), making her a half-sister to GISP Commandperformance (Union Rags). This is the female line of GSW Snit (Fit to Fight), whose daughters GSW Blind Date (Not For Love) and MSW Sales Tax (High Yield) also going on to produced black-type runners.
4th-Monmouth, $53,375, Msw, 7-12, 2yo, f, 5f, :58.33, ft, 7 3/4 lengths.
SPECTACULAR GREY, f, 2, by Not This Time
1st Dam: Rose Grey, by The Factor
2nd Dam: Smitten, by Tapit
3rd Dam: Hi Lili, by Silver Deputy
Sales history: $127,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP; $120,000 RNA 2yo '25 OBSAPR; $150,000 RNA 2yo '25 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $31,500. O-III Beauty's Thoroughbred LLC; B-Baron Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY); T-Alexis Delgado.
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