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Tripoli Pulls Off Surprise in Pacific Classic Eldon’s Prince Rules in Proud Man EEE Confirmed in Duval County Code of Honor With Iselin Win Technical Analysis Wins Lake Placid Overnight Fire at Ellis Park Barn
Malathaat/CHELSEA DURAND PHOTO Corelli Captures Singspiel Crown Astronaut in Del Mar Handicap Upset Malathaat Reasserts Her Going Global Fires to Take Del Mar Oaks Dominance With Alabama Win Private Mission in Torrey Pines Stakes
BY NYRA PRESS OFFICE______daughter of Curlin vindicated herself in the Gulfstream Park Charts Alabama, becoming the fifth filly in the SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY—After tasting past decade to capture the Kentucky Oaks- Track Results & Entries defeat for the first time last out in the Grade 1 Alabama double. Florida Stallion Progeny List Coaching Club American Oaks, Malathaat Pletcher said an outside post and stalk- regained her winning form by launching a ing trip allowed Malathaat to best demon- Florida Breeders’ List four-wide stretch rally and fending off a late strate her tremendous talent. bid from Clairiere to capture the 141st run- “Last time, it was difficult to figure out Wire to Wire Business Place ning of the $600,000 Alabama (G1) for the right tactics and we kind of got tag sophomore fillies going 10 furlongs at teamed, as you’d expect to be in a prohibi- Saratoga Race Course. tive-favorite situation,” Pletcher said after Featured Advertisers Owned by Shadwell Stable and trained his third Alabama victory. “Today, we drew by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, Malathaat a better post and we were able to let her find Florida Department of Agriculture conquered the Grade 1 Central Bank Ash- her rhythm and she showed why she’s the land at Keeneland and Grade 1 Longines best 3-year-old filly in the country.” FTBOA Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs to open Malathaat stumbled slightly leaving the a prosperous 3-year-old campaign. gate under Hall of Fame jockey John Ve- Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply A last-out effort in the CCA Oaks on lazquez but quickly recovered as two-time July 24 saw Malathaat set a pressured pace winner Played Hard led the seven-horse Peterson Smith Equine Hospital before being collared in late stretch to miss field through an opening quarter-mile in Seminole Feed by a head behind Maracuja. But the talented See ALABAMA on page 3 Wire to Wire August 23, 2021 Back to Top Page 3 Alabama Continued from COVER :23.97 over the good and harrowed main track. Graded stakes-win- Pletcher said he never felt ner Will’s Secret was a length back in second, while Malathaat set- any concern with stretching tled in fifth position in the two path, about three lengths off the out to 10 furlongs. frontrunner. “We never felt like the Played Hard maintained her advantage through a half-mile in distance would be a prob- :49.12 with Velazquez nudging his charge as she met even terms lem,” Pletcher said. “The with rival Maracuja. weather got a little tricky and Through three-quarters in 1:13.27, Malathaat inched her way up they made the decision to go into fourth around the far turn and made a sweeping four-wide around three times, I think, move in upper stretch while dual graded stakes-winner Army Wife with the tractors and harrow confronted Played Hard. it. It left it a pretty deep and Malathaat collared Army Wife just inside the furlong maker and demanding surface, but that drew away to a length-and-a-half win in a final time of 2:02.59. probably played to her bene- John Velazquez/CGLIANESE PHOTO Clairiere closed late under Irad Ortiz Jr. to capture second, a half- fit at the end of the day.” length ahead of Army Wife. Pletcher did not rule out training Malathaat up to the Grade 1 Velazquez said having a target to chase benefitted Malathaat. Breeders’ Cup Distaff on Nov. 6 at Del Mar and said he would con- “Last time, there was no speed at all. So, we made a decision to sult with Shadwell Stable general manager Rick Nichols. go to the first turn and if she was on the lead, then she was on the Malathaat, who returned $3.10 as the 1-2 favorite, banked lead,” Velazquez said. “She was on the lead and everybody chased $330,000 in victory, which enhanced her lifetime earnings to us. Today, it was easier. The speed showed up. I saved the ground $1,555,150 through a 7-6-1-0 record. in the first turn. I didn’t chase. I knew I was comfortable where I Will’s Secret, Played Hard, Crazy Beautiful and Maracuja com- was and she did it for me.” pleted the order of finish. Velazquez said he kept a close eye on runner-up Clairiere, who Bred in Kentucky by Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, trailed the field down the backstretch. Malathaat is the first offspring out of the A.P. Indy broodmare “I was thinking that Irad’s horse was coming from way back and Dreaming of Julia, who captured the 2012 Grade 1 Frizette and the I was expecting that,” Velazquez said. “She was not close to the 2013 Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Oaks for Pletcher. pace, so in the back of my head, I was thinking that’s a horse who Shadwell purchased Malathaat for $1.05 million at the 2019 can come back, so you have to watch out for it.” Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Tripoli Pulls Off Surprise in Pacific Classic BY DEL MAR PRESS OFFICE______take second, Four-and-a-half lenghs faster than St. Elias Stable’s Dr Post in third. DEL MAR, CA—Hronis Racing’s Tripoli saved all the ground The winner picked up a check for $600,000, raising his career under Tiago Pereira, shifted off the rail and around front running earnings to $811,960. This was his fourth win in his 14th start and Tizamagician turning into the straight and registered a surprise his first victory in stakes company. He ran the mile-and-one-quarter length-and-a-quarter tally in Satur- in 2:02.37. day’s 31st edition of the $1,000,000 Tripoli also earned a paid entry TVG Pacific Classic (Grade 1) Satur- into the $6 million Breeders’ Cup day afternoon at Del Mar. Classic (G1), which will be con- Owners Pete and Kosta Hronis ducted at Del Mar on Nov. 6. captured their third TVG Pacific Clas- Tripoli is a 4-year-old colt by Kit- sic following the cues of trainer John ten’s Joy who was a $450,000 year- Sadler, who has been their trainer ling purchase in 2018 at the over the past decade. Keeneland September Sale. He didn’t “He looked good all the way,” race as a 2-year-old, but raced on turf Sadler said. “He broke on his feet so for his first 11 starts before being [Pereira] was able to tuck him in there switched to dirt in June. and he looked comfortable all the way Pereira won his first $1 millon around. When [Independence Hall] race in the U.S., but he also won the started to slow up we were in a good Tripoli/BENOIT PHOTO $10 million Dubai World Cup in spot. He had a perfect trip, give the rider a lot of credit. He rode 2010 on Gloria de Campeao (Brz) for trainer Bary Pascal. him perfectly.” “John [Sadler] told me before the race to be careful, because there “It feels great to win it again, and you’ve got to give all the credit were a lot of runners who had a similar style of running,” Pereira said. to the barn,” Kosta Hronis said. “Tiago rode a great race. It’s the “So I was okay running right behind the leaders. When it was time to only race he rode today because he wanted to focus on it. This horse run, I had plenty of horse. But once we got in front, he started looking has matured and just keeps coming along and today he proved him- around, waiting on other horses. I looked around and knew we were self. We didn’t know if he could go a mile and a quarter, but today not going to get caught. This was my only mount today, so I was really we found out.” focused. I am so happy.” MyRacehorse or Spendthrift Farm’s Tizamagician hung on to Tripoli returned $15.00.
Wire to Wire August 23, 2021 Back to Top Wire to Wire August 23, 2021 Back to Top Page 5 Eldon’s Prince Rules the Turf in Proud Man BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE ______HALLANDALE BEACH, FL—Gentry Farm’s Eldon’s Prince ruled the Gulfstream turf course Saturday, scoring a thor- oughly professional victory in the $75,000 Proud Man. The Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained son of Cairo Prince, the 2-1 second choice ridden by leading jockey Edgard Zayas, kicked in through the stretch to register a six-length victory over 6-5 favorite Winging It in the mile turf stakes for 2-year-olds. Eldon’s Prince, a $280,000 purchase by Gentry Farms at the OBS April Sale where he was consigned by Eddie Woods, scored his maiden victory in the Proud Man while making a huge step forward from a second-place finish in his Aug. 1 debut. “I know he was a maiden, but the race looked wide open. Most of them were maidens and the ones who won weren’t all that impressive,” Zayas said. “I had a lot of hope for this horse first time out and I think he ran a huge race. He was a little green. I thought he would be a little sharper today. I’ve had really high hopes for him from the beginning.” Eldon’s Prince/LAUREN KING PHOTO Eldon’s Prince settled in fourth entering the backstretch as Eldon’s Prince ran the mile over a firm turf in 1:36.79. Winging Winging It, an unlucky second in his impressive June 23 debut, set It, ridden by Samy Camacho, held on to finish second, three-quar- a sensible pace. The Jenna Antonucci-trained favorite set fractions ters of a length ahead of Fulton Street and jockey Jesus Rios. of :24.50 and :48.56 for the first half-mile, stalked closely by Up Eldon’s Prince finished five-and-a-half lengths behind Mark Her Sleeve on the outside and Fulton Street along the rail. Zayas Casse-trained On Thin Ice after a stretch rally to finish second in asked Eldon’s Prince for some run entering the far turn, and the his seven-and-a-half-furlong debut on turf. Ontario-bred colt responded with a three-wide sweep into con- “The last race I was expecting a really big race from him. On tention. Winging It, who was making his turf debut following his the turn, he wasn’t figuring out what he needed to do, and then in sharp main-track debut, took a narrow lead into the stretch but was the stretch he figured it out,” Zayas said. “He was really running at no match for Eldon’s Prince. the end, and the horse that beat him is a nice horse.” Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed in Duval County
On August 20, a new case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis was logic disease is frequently sudden and progressive. confirmed in Duval County, Fla., according to the Equine Disease If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Communication Center and the Florida Department of Agriculture your veterinarian or click here. and Consumer Services. One 21-year-old quarter horse mare was confirmed with EEE in Duval County and was euthanized after showing clinical signs of fever and inability to stand. The vacci- nated mare had an onset of clinical signs on Aug. 6 and was confirmed on Aug 13. This is the 14th confirmed EEE case for Florida in 2021 According to the Equine Disease Com- munication Center, eastern equine en- cephalitis is a victor borne disease. This virus is transmitted by mosquitoes or other biting insects. Birds act as reservoirs for the virus; mosquitoes and other biting insects then carry the pathogen from infected birds and transmit it to horses when they bite. A horse affected with EEE is not contagious and poses no risk to other horses, humans or birds. The disease is severe with a mortality rate of 75% - 95% and the onset of neuro-
Wire to Wire August 23, 2021 Back to Top Wire to Wire August 23, 2021 Back to Top Page 7 Code of Honor Impressive in Return With Iselin Victory BY MONMOUTH PARK PRESS OFFICE______OCEANPORT, NJ—Whatever plans trainer Shug McGaughey set- tles on going forward with Code of Honor, he now has the perfect set-up race behind him to work off. Code of Honor, the 2019 Kentucky Derby presented by Wood- ford Reserve (Grade 1) runner-up to Country House and Travers Stakes (G1)-winner, easily shook off the cobwebs from a seven- month layoff, rolling to a two-and-a-half-length victory in Satur- day’s $250,000 Philip H. Iselin Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park. Ridden by Paco Lopez, the multiple Grade 1 winner simply out- classed his six rivals despite being idle since a fifth-place finish in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup on Jan. 23 at Gulfstream Park. “I thought he ran good. I was pleased, very pleased,” Mc- Gaughey said. “Paco Lopez let him break and run away from there. He knows that racetrack and he had him laying up a little closer than he usually is and made his move kind of early on to try to go on and get the thing over with. He rode a really nice race on him.” Code of Honor/BILL DENVER / EQUIPHOTO Lopez, well on his way to an eighth Monmouth Park riding title, little bit in the stretch for the Phat Man to make a run at us but my was able to get the 5-year-old Kentucky-bred son of Noble Mission horse was just too good.” into a spot along the rail off of early frontrunners I’m a G Six, West The Will S. Farish homebred paid $4.00 to win. Will Power and Brice. Following an opening quarter in :24.42, with The victory improved Code of Honor’s overall line to seven the half going in :47.59, Lopez slipped Code of Honor outside to wins, four seconds and two thirds from 17 career starts and boosted give him clear run. his career earnings to $2,881,320. Six of those victories have come He took off after the leaders through six furlongs reached in in graded stakes company. 1:10.77 and was rolling three-wide coming out of the turn, drawing “This is the first time he has run in a long time,” McGaughey off with ease. West Will Power finished second, a neck ahead of said. “With my training, I don’t try to overdo it. I think he could Phat Man. have been drifting out a little at the end. Maybe he was getting a The winning time for the mile-and-a-sixteenth was 1:42.38. little tired, I don’t know. But we got it in him and we got a win and “He broke really sharp,” Lopez said. “I didn’t have to use him hopefully we can go on to some other things down the road. to get early position. He was very comfortable. Sometimes with “We’ll see how he comes out of it but I think it sets us up pretty horses off a layoff they want to go, so I actually had to take a little good. I’d like to think about a race at Belmont the first part of Oc- hold of him early. I let him settle into a good spot, then I was able tober. This will take a little bit out of him, shipping [from Saratoga] to slip outside in the middle of the backstretch. and running and now you’ve got to ship back. It’s not 50 degrees. “Once he was clear and on the outside I felt good. He’s a very It’s hot. I’ll be glad to get him back up to Saratoga and watch him nice horse. He was strong. You could not tell he was off as long as for a few days. We’ll take it easy with him and go from there.” he was. He was very comfortable the whole time. I was waiting a Gulfstream Park Spring/Summer Florida-bred and Florida Sire Stakes Races and Bonuses
Date Race Conditions Distance Purse Aug. 28 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Affirmed 2yo colt and geldings 7 fur. $200,000 Closed Aug. 28 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Susan's Girl 2yo fillies 7 fur. $200,000 Closed Sept. 11 Sheer Drama (Fla.) 3yo and older, fillies and mares 7 fur. $75,000* Aug. 29 Sept. 18 Armed Forces 2yo 1 mi. turf $100,000** Sept. 5 Sept. 18 Our Dear Peggy 2yo fillies 1 mi. turf $100,000** Sept. 5 Sept. 25 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes In Reality 2yo colts and gelding 1 1/16 mi. $400,000 Closed Sept. 25 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes My Dear Girl 2yo fillies 1 1/16 mi. $400,000 Closed Sept. 25 FTBOA Florida Sire Stakes Wildcat Heir 3yo and older 1 mi. $125,000 Closed Sept. 25 Hollywood Beach 2yo 5 fur. turf $100,000** Sept. 12 (Fla.) = Restricted to Florida-breds * Plus $25,000 Florida Sire Stakes Win Bonus ** Plus $25,000 Florida-bred Win Bonus
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Wire to Wire August 23, 2021 Back to Top Page 9 Technical Analysis Goes Gate- to-Wire to Win Lake Placid BY NYRA PRESS OFFICE ____ and stronger and bigger,” Brown said. “I can see that she’s willing SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY—Klar- in her works and I just don’t want avich Stables’ even-money favorite to take anything away from her. Technical Analysis (Ire) again dis- Too often, we’ve been caught in played an affinity for the turf at these paceless races where some- Saratoga Race Course, improving to times we have the best horse and two-for-two this meet after leading it blows up on you. So, if my gate-to-wire for a three-and-a-half- horses have some speed, like this length victory in Saturday’s one, I’m going to send them out $200,000 Lake Placid (Grade 2) for there.” sophomore fillies contesting a mile- Technical Analysis returned and-one-sixteenth on the Mellon $4.20 on a $2 win wager. She im- course. proved her career earnings to The 38th edition of the Lake $298,200. Placid saw Technical Analysis build Brown compared Technical on her length-and-a-quarter-length Analysis to Dayatthespa, who won score in the one-mile Lake George the 2014 Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup
(G3) over firm going on July 23 by Technical Analysis (Ire)/COGLIANESE PHOTO Filly and Mare Turf in gate-to-wire relishing a yielding turf course. fashion en route to champion Breaking alertly from post two under jockey Jose Ortiz, the grass mare honors that year. daughter of Kingman (GB) led the six-horse field through the open- “This filly is starting to remind me of a nice horse we used to ing quarter-mile in :24.68 and the half in :50.03 with Spanish train named Dayatthespa and I told Jose that in the paddock,” Loveaffair in close pursuit. Brown said. “She ended up being a champion horse for us down Technical Analysis maintained the lead out of the final turn, the road and as she got older, she showed a lot of speed and went swinging wide entering the top of the stretch but undeterred. Ortiz to the lead. I can see a lot of similarities with this horse, so I’m not helped the pacesetter maintain her advantageous position, using going to take anything away from her. right-handed encouragement that kept Technical Analysis to task. “She’s a high-energy horse and my team has just done a fabulous She drew away in the final furlong, completing the course in job with her,” Brown added. “We’ve found a few things to sweeten 1:46.49 in outkicking a charging Runaway Rumour. her up and get along with her and it’s really working.” “We knew there was no speed in there, so our options were lim- Lawrence Goichman’s Runaway Rumour, ridden by Jose Lez- ited,” Ortiz said. “We didn’t want to get stuck being behind a slow cano, bested Ego Trip by a half-length for runner-up honors. The pace. The turf was pretty soft, but this filly is bred in Ireland and Jorge Abreu trainee earned her first graded-stakes placing after run- she liked it. I’ve ridden her before on [good] turf and I knew she ning a competitive fourth in the Lake George last month. was going to handle it well. I knew it would be to our advantage.” “She’s a nice filly. She struggled today with the track, but she Trainer Chad Brown captured the Lake Placid for the third time still tried very hard to run a good race,” Lezcano said. “Whenever in the last four runnings, while Technical Analysis won for the I asked her, she kept on trying. The turf is very soft. My filly was fourth time in six career starts and for the third time in four races never comfortable the whole way.” as a 3-year-old. Spanish Loveaffair, Illogami and Lovestruck completed the “The more we work with this horse, she just keeps getting faster order of finish. Ellis Park Reports Overnight Fire at Receiving Barn No human or horse fatalities reported Ellis Park management reported early Sunday morning that their receiving barn was destroyed by an overnight fire and that training and racing had been canceled for Sunday. According to a statement released by the track, Ellis Park general manager said that it is believed that seven horses were located in the barn at the time of the fire, but all had been rescued. No humans appeared to be in the barn at the time of the blaze. Ellis Park/COADY PHOTO
Wire to Wire August 23, 2021 Back to Top Friday Charts Corelli Captures Singspiel Crown Click Here to View Entries for Gulfstream Park
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