Uncle Mo Filly Takes Alcibiades
Updated: October 2, 2015 at 8:48 pm
Owner J. Paul Reddam and trainer Doug O’Neill continued their coast-to-coast domination of the 2-year-old division Friday at Keeneland, as turf-to-dirt Gomo became her freshman sire (by Indian Charlie)’s second Grade I winner and fourth stakes winner. The same connections are also responsible for Nyquist (Uncle Mo), winner of the GI Del Mar Futurity last month and GI FrontRunner S. last Saturday, and will be represented this Saturday by GI Hopeful S. hero Ralis (Square Eddie) in Belmont’s GI Champagne S. and by Where’s the D (Blame) in the GI Frizette S.
Third sprinting at Santa Anita June 4, Gomo broke through emphatically three weeks later when switched to a turf route. She cut back to complete the exacta in Del Mar’s GII Sorrento S. Aug. 12, and was last seen finishing third behind stablemate Jakaby Jade (GB) (Royal Applause {GB}) in the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Sept. 7.
Away in good order from her rail draw, Gomo rated kindly under Mario Gutierrez from the pocket. Asked to quicken into the far turn, she seemed to relish the sloppy going while switched out wide approaching the quarter pole. Dothraki Queen looked like she might have been poised to repeat her rail-skimming win in the GII Pocahontas S., but Gomo found another gear to settle the issue decisively.
“We tried to save ground in the first turn and all the way to the second turn,” offered Gutierrez. “Down the stretch it was time to go. We didn’t mind going a little bit wide. She responded really well; she’s been training good. She’s been showing us she wants to go two turns and she proved it.”
Gomo was just a $75,000 OBS March buy by her eventual trainer’s brother Dennis after breezing a furlong in :10 2/5.
“You’re always surprised to win a race like this and I’ve got to thank my brother Dennis, who’s pretty sharp at these sales,” Doug O’Neill said. “[She’s] an incredible filly and [she received] an incredible ride by Mario.”
When asked about having a win over the track before the Oct. 31 GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, the conditioner said, “It’s pretty important; it’s pretty nice. I don’t know if we’ll have this weather, but if we do, we’ll be even more confident.”
Friday, Keeneland
DARLEY ALCIBIADES S.-GI, $400,000, KEE, 10-2, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:45.55, sy.
1–#@&GOMO, 118, f, 2, by Uncle Mo
1st Dam: Gentle Audrey, by Elusive Quality
2nd Dam: Fatat Alarab, by Capote
3rd Dam: Quinpool, by Alydar
($75,000 2yo ’15 OBSMAR). O-Reddam Racing LLC;
B-John Liviakis (KY); T-Doug F. O’Neill; J-Mario
Gutierrez. $240,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-2,
$332,320. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
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2–Dothraki Queen, 118, f, 2, Pure Prize–Sharaiji
Blossom, by Saint Ballado. ($35,000 Ylg ’14
KEESEP). O-Magdalena Racing (Kenneth G. McPeek
et al.); B-Liberty Road Stables (KY); T-Kenneth G.
McPeek. $80,000.
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3–Ma Can Do It, 118, f, 2, Majesticperfection–Two Fer
Place, by Out of Place. ($105,000 Ylg ’14 KEESEP).
O-Kyle W. Nagel; B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton & Silver
Fern Farm LLC (KY); T-Dale L. Romans. $40,000.
Margins: 2 3/4, 1, 3/4. Odds: 5.30, 3.20, 23.10.
Also Ran: Put Da Blame On Me, Dream Dance, Just Wicked, Marquee Miss, Little Cherie, Princess Kennedy, Lookout Sister. Scratched: Decked Out. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.