Thursday • September 2, 2021 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION www.wiretowire.net FLORIDA’SDAILYRACINGDIGEST FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION or to subscribe, please call Antoinette at 352-732-8858 or email: [email protected] In This Issue: The Critical Way Victorious in Rescheduled Parx Dash Maven Seeks a Return to Winning Form in Lucky Coin Martinez Looking to Make a Name for Himself at Gulfstream Poultry, Pests & Permaculture Programs On Tap In-Person & Online Florida-bred Trust Our Journey/COADY PHOTO Marion County Extension Adds New Trust Our Journey Has Water Agent Track Results & Entries Adventurous Victory Florida Stallion Progeny List in Rosie Stakes Florida Breeders’ List BY BROCK SHERIDAN _____________ was quickly sent to the front with Baytown Wire to Wire Business Place Frosty to his inside. As they raced towards Florida-bred Trust Our Journey led from the turn, Trust Our Journey widened the start to finish to win the $100,000 Exacta Sys- margin to a length with Baytown Frosty in Featured Advertisers tems Rosie Stakes by a neck ahead of Tejano second, who was a length faster than Big Twist in second with Wish Me Home third at Boss Ben in third. Trust Our Journey began Big Lick, LLC. Colonial Downs Tuesday. A field of six 2- to draw clear turning for home and had a year-olds went five-and-a-half furlongs on the three-length margin in deep stretch as Te- Florida Department of Agriculture outer turf in the Rosie Stakes which was one jano Twist moved into second and was mak- of four stakes on the Virginia Derby card at ing up ground. FTBOA the New Kent, Va., track. Tejano Twist made a valiant effort in the Ridden by Julian Pimentel from post run to the finish only to fall short of Trust Peterson Smith Equine Hospital four, Trust Our Journey broke evenly but See ROSIE STAKES on page 3 Seminole Feed Page 2 Wire to Wire September 2, 2021 Back to Top Page 3 Rosie Stakes Continued from COVER Wootton Asset began to quicken around the second turn before Our Journey by a neck as they completed the course in 1:02.80 on the swinging out at the top of the stretch for a clear run to the wire. firm turf. It was three-and-a-quarter lengths back to Wish Me Home Wootton Asset had a short lead as they passed the final furlong in third followed by Mr. Mox, Baytown Frosty and Big Boss Ben. marker with It Can Be Down second and Indian Lake third. But Wootton Asset took a three-quarters of a length victory ahead of Slicked Back in second with It Can Be Done another three-quarters of a length back in third. They were followed by Hid- den Enemy (Ire), Experienced, Indian Lake, Draft Capital, Dou- bleoseven, Eye of the Cat and Searth for Truth. The final time on the firm turf was 1:46.79 and Wootten Asset paid $11.20 to win. Trained by Graham Motion, Wootton Asset is by Wootton Bas- sett (Fr) out of Love Lulu (Fr), by Librettist. He has now won three of 10 starts with a second and two third while earning $250,245. In other stakes action at Colonial Tuesday, Turned (GB) rallied from last of seven to win the $150,000 Thoroughbred Aftercare Al- liance Old Nelson Stakes for Motion and owner-breeder Al Shaqab Racing. Turned covered the mile-and-one-sixteenth on the turf in 1:41 flat ahead of Market Rumor in second with Our Bay B Ruth third. Epic Luck and jockey Aubrie Green led from start to finish to win the $100,000 Woodford Reserve Kitten’s Joy Stakes by two- and-a-quarter lengths ahead of Gold Heritage in second and C My Meister third. The Kitten’s Joy is for 2-year-olds going a mile-and- Wootton Asset (Fr)(Third from left)/COADY PHOTO one-sixteenth on the grass and Epic Luck is trained by Lynn Ashby Trust Our Jouney was the the 2-1 second choice behind the fa- for Mark J. Ashby and William R. Gotwals. vored Big Boss Ben and paid $6.60 to win. Flippant and Rafael Bejarano took the $150,000 Woodford Re- Trust Our Journey is trained by Carlos David, who three days serve Virginia Oaks by a length-and-three-quarters ahead of Invin- earlier had won the $200,000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and cible Gal (GB) with Gold for Kitten third. Flippant is by Tapit and Owners’ Association Affirmed with Florida-bred Octane at Gulf- is trained by Victoria Oliver for owner and breeder G. Watts stream Park for Arindel. Trust Our Journey is owned by Palm Beach Humphrey. The Virginia Oaks had a field of 12 3-year-old fillies Racing. racing a mile-and-an-eighth on the turf. It was the first win for Trust Our Journey since the 2-year-old broke his maiden on debut against special weight maidens at Gulf- stream Park going four-and-a-half furlongs on May 1. In two starts since, the chestnut son of American Pharoah was third in the Florida-breds $139,000 Tremont Stakes won by Overbore at Belmont Park on a muddy five-and-a-half furlongs and was seventh in the Grade 3 Make Florida Racing Sanford Stakes taken by Wit going six furlongs on a good main Did you know surface at Saratoga on July 17. Florida-bred Trust Our Journey is out of the A.P. Warrior mare Tribal Music thoroughbreds won and was bred in Florida by Hallmarc Stalllions LLC and R Star 31.5% of races run at the Stallions. The chestnut colt has now won two of five starts with a recent Gulfstream Park Championship second and a third while banking $136,750. Meet? This demonstrates how vital Florida-breds Wooten Asset Gets Revenge in are to the success of Gulfstream Park New Kent County Virgina Derby throughout the year—not just during the Spring/Summer season. Madaket Stables LLC’s Wootton Asset (Fr), who was third be- hind winner Indian Lake and runner-up Experienced in the Additional good news for $100,000 Bald Eagle Derby at Pimlico on July 24, bounced back Florida breeders—66% of Tuesday to avenge that loss against his two rivals in the Grade 3 those Florida-bred winners during New Kent County Virgina Derby at Colonial Downs. The Virginia the Gulfstream Park Championship Derby featured 10 3-year-olds who went a mile-and-one-eighth on Meet were sired by Florida the turf for a purse of $250,000. stallions. Indian Lake set the early pace through quarter-mile fractions of :23.96, :48.13 and 1:11.24 while Wootton Asset and Jose Ortiz sat Florida-breds: three-lengths back in sixth during a ground saving trip. Race ‘Em or Chase ‘Em! Wire to Wire September 2, 2021 Back to Top Page 4 Wire to Wire September 2, 2021 Back to Top Page 5 The Critical Way Victorious in Rescheduled Parx Dash BY BROCK SHERIDAN __________________ BENSALEM, PA—The Critical Way held off a late rally from Battle Station and won a race-long fight with Francatelli to prevail as the 1-10 fa- vorite in the $200,000 Parx Dash (Grade 3) at Parx Racing Tuesday. The Parx Dash, for 3-year- olds and older going five furlongs on the turf, had been originally scheduled for Aug. 24 but was postpone to Tuesday after steady rain had forced turf races to the main track that day. The Parx Dash acts as the local prep for the $300,000 Turf Monster Stakes to be run Sept. 25 at Parx. Ridden by Paco Lopez, The Critical Way broke well from post five and raced in a three-wide bat- tle for the lead with recent Da Hoss Stakes run- ner-up Francatelli and longshot Amblin Man as they finished the first quarter-mile in a controlled :23.03 on the firm turf. Those three alternated short leads until deep stretch when Amblin Man surrendered and The Critical Way and Francatelli remained heads apart to the finish. Meanwhile, Battle Station, who had been four-wide on the The Critical Way (#6)/BARBARA WEIDL EQUI PHOTO turn while just behind the leading trio, made a the $100,000 Wolf Hill Stakes at about five-and-a-half furlongs on move in the stretch to create a three-way photo finish in a time of :58.55. July 17, also at Monmouth. Earlier this year, The Critical Way won The camera had Critical Way winning by a nose ahead of Battle the $80,000 Turf Dash as well at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb. 24. Station in second with Francatelli just a head farther back in third. The Critical Way is trained by Jose Delgado for Monster Racing It was a length-and-three-quarters farther back to So Street in fourth Stables and the $114,000 first-place check increased his lifetime followed by Amblin Man, Borracho and Where You Was. earnings to $593,168. He has now won 10 career races with six sec- The Critical Way scored his third consecutive stakes victory onds and two thirds and paid $2.20 to win. after winning the $76,500 Get Serious Stakes by three lengths The 7-year-old gelding is by Tizway out of Critical Factor, by going five furlongs on the turf at Monmouth Park on June 19 and Star de Naskra. CLICK HERE for the latest The Florida Horse ONLINE Wire to Wire September 2, 2021 Back to Top Page 6 Win Bonus The Hollywood Beach Features a $25,000 Florida-bred Win Only Bonus *Further details apply—All terms of the FSS races and FTBOA purse supplements, including number of races, purse levels, race conditions, racing dates and the host track may change from year to year and may change at any point after the FSS FLORIDA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ AND OWNERS’ ASSN.