Cannoneer (Into Mischief) was third in his unveiling at Churchill Downs last June. The colt took a six-month break then returned to earn a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard', when he won by 7 1/4 lengths in Louisville Nov. 29. In his lone start this year, the bay finished a well-beaten fourth in the GIII Holy Bull Stakes.
The Triple Crown nominee at 60 cents on the dollar here fired out of the blocks to lead up the backstretch. Though tracked by Lincoln's Law (Liam's Map) around the far turn, the chalk had plenty in the tank and he sprinted away to clear the condition under a hand ride by 9 1/4 lengths.
“We kind of were scratching our heads after the Holy Bull. Obviously, there were some hot fractions that day and he just didn't go on,” trainer Brad Cox said. “We backed off on him a little bit and wanted to target one-turn races moving forward. I didn't feel like there was any rush with him. The ownership group is patient. We didn't stop on him, we just kind of backed off of him a little bit looking for something around one turn, either seven-eighths or a one-turn mile. This race was in the book, it went, and we're glad it did. We were happy to be part of it and he ran big.”
The winner is a half-brother to Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow), GSW & MGISP-USA, G1SP-KSA, $3,647,970, Girvin (Tale of Ekati), GISW, $1,624,392, Pirate's Punch (Shanghai Bobby), GSW, $395,650, and Cocked and Loaded (Colonel John), GSW, $497,660.
A half-sister to the dam of GISW Brightwork (Outwork) and the dam of Canadian stakes winner As Catch Can (Mo Town), unraced Catch the Moon foaled a colt by Not This Time Feb. 5.
CANNONEER, c, 3, Into Mischief–Catch the Moon, by Malibu Moon. Sales History: $1,750,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, $135,675. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-St. Elias Stable and Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.
What a dominant display! #4 CANNONEER won Race 7 at @GulfstreamPark under @zayas_edgardo for @bradcoxracing. The son of @spendthriftfarm Into Mischief is now two for four lifetime. pic.twitter.com/q1rkSBjvrL
— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 27, 2026
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