Monday • July 12, 2021 FEC/FTBOA PUBLICATION www.wiretowire.net FLORIDA’SDAILYRACINGDIGEST FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION or to subscribe, please call An- toinette at 352-732-8858 or email: [email protected] In This Issue: Papetu Sharp With Carry Back Victory Bolshoi Ballet in Belmont Derby Invitn’l Santa Barbara Wins Belmont Oaks Score Kenneally-Victory No. 1,000 at Ellis Park Cilla Perfect Win in Blue Sparkler Gulfstream Park Charts Track Results & Entries Florida Stallion Progeny List Florida Breeders’ List Florida-bred Our Flash Drive/MICHAEL BURNS PHOTO Wire to Wire Business Place Our Flash Drive Files Featured Advertisers Selene Stakes Victory Equistaff Inc. Fred Burton Paving BY BROCK SHERIDAN _____________ tation’s Souper Sensational won the Grade 3 Victory Ride at Belmont Park approxi- Florida Department of Agriculture Florida-bred Our Flash Drive started a mately 20 minutes later. FTBOA big day for her owner Charlotte Weber and It was also a record victory for trainer her Live Oak Plantation as she won the Mark Casse, who won his fourth consecu- Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply Grade 3 Selene Stakes with stablemate tive Selene, including last year with Peterson Smith Equine Hospital Sweet Souper Sweet third at Woodbine Florida-bred Two Sixty, a US$125,000 test Seminole Feed Racecourse Saturday before Live Oak Plan- See OUR FLASH DRIVE on page 3 Wire to Wire July 12, 2021 Back to Top Page 3 Our Flash Drive Continued from COVER for 3-year-old fillies going a mile-and-a-sixteenth on Woodbine’s Tapeta main track. Casse, who has won the Selene a total of seven times, has teamed with Husbands to take four editions of the race. They combined for past wins with Dark Ending (2001), Dixie Strike (2012) and Miss Mo Mentum (2018). Casse, who is a Hall of Fame member in both Canada and the United States, also trains Souper Sensational. California Lily broke quickly from post two in the Selene and went right to the front while Our Flash Drive started a bit slower from post three. However, Our Flash Drive and jockey Patrick Husbands quickly hustled up to challenge the leader as they went around the clubhouse turn. California Lily and Our Flash Drive finished the first quarter-mile in :24.78 before the former began to extend her lead to a length down the backstretch to finish the half-mile in :49.03 as Our Flash Drive continued to stalk in second. As they went around the far Charlotte Weber/GOINS PHOTO turn, Husbands cued Our Flash Drive to challenge for the lead and she responded with a two-wide move to draw even with California Lily while they completed six furlongs in 1:12.87. But Our Flash Drive continued her momentum and rolled to a clear lead turning for home as Munnyfor Ro took second after a slow start while Sweet Souper Sweet continued in third. Our Flash Drive drew off down the stretch under a hand ride from Husbands and finished in 1:44.69 on the fast track with Munnyfor Ro finishing second, two-and-a-quarter lengths clear of Sweet Souper Sweet in third. California Lily was fourth followed by Gote Go and Danger. Il Malocchio was scratched. Our Flash Drive returned $4.70 to win. Making only her fourth career start in the Selene, Our Flash Drive was coming off of her first career win when she defeated special weight maidens by three-and-three-quarters lengths going seven furlongs on Woodbine’s synthetic surface on June 19 in her first start of the year. Last year, the bay filly finished seventh and fourth in two tries in maiden special weights at Saratoga in July and August. Our Flash Drive is by Ghostzapper out of Dynamotor, by Dy- naformer and the US$72,312 first-place check increased her career bottom line to $110,744. Our Flash Drive is the first foal from Dyamotor. She also has an unraced, 2-year-old colt named Engine’s Ready by Hard Spun, an unnamed yearling filly who is a full-sister to Our Flash Drive and a weanling filly by Omaha Beach. Souper Sensational Is Just That in Victory Ride At Belmont, Souper Sensational rallied to an impressive score in the $150,000 Victory Ride, a six-and-a-half-furlong sprint for sophomore fillies. Piloted by Flavien Prat, Souper Sensational was slowest away from the gate but quick when it mattered most, demonstrating a smart turn-of-foot late in the turn en route to a three-and-a-quar- See VICTORY RIDE on page 5 Wire to Wire July 12, 2021 Back to Top Wire to Wire July 12, 2021 Back to Top Page 5 Victory Ride Continued from page 3 Florida-bred Souper Sensational/ELSA LORIEUL PHOTO ter-length win. Miss Brazil set a contested pace of :22.81 and :45.68 on the main track rated good, with Ova Charged on her flank and Red Ghost outside of that one as Souper Sensational settled in fifth. Ova Charged loomed large but Souper Sensation, rallying wide outside of rivals, found her best foot through the turn and was a length-and-a-half clear at the stretch call. A game Ova Charged continued to find more, but there was no reeling in the runaway Souper Sensational, who stopped the clock in 1:15.79. Prat, aboard Souper Sensational for the first time, said the tal- ented chestnut provided an immediate response when asked. “She was traveling well and when I got her in the clear, she re- ally kicked on well,” Prat said. “It didn’t feel like we were going crazy fast. I thought she broke well. I bided my time and got off to a nice rhythm. In the end, she really responded.” Ova Charged, with Luis Saez up, completed the exacta by two lengths over Inject. Red Ghost, Miss Brazil and the previously un- defeated Australasia completed the order of finish. Bella Sofia and Shop Girl were scratched. Bred in Kentucky by Newtownanner Stud, Souper Sensational banked $82,500 in victory. She returned $13.80 for a $2 win wager. The victory marked the first graded stakes win for Souper Sen- sational, who turned back in distance in the Victory Ride off a trio of Grade 2 efforts. She finished sixth in the mile-and-one-sixteenth Rachel Alexandra presented by Fasig-Tipton (G2) won by Clairiere at Fair Grounds in February, third in the Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks won by Travel column at the same distance in March and fourth in the seven-furlong Eight Belles presented by Smith- field (G2) won by Obligatory at Churchill Downs in April. — Super Sensational story by NYRA Press Office It pays to breed Florida-breds Learn more about Breeders’ Awards www.ftboa.com The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Wire to Wire July 12, 2021 Back to Top Wire to Wire July 12, 2021 Back to Top Page 7 Papetu Sharp in Return With Carry Back Victory BY GULFSTREAM PARK PRESS OFFICE____________________ HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Magic Stables LLC’s Papetu fired off the layoff to win Sat- urday’s $75,000 Carry Back at Gulfstream Park, winning in his first start since finish- ing off the board in the March 27 Curlin Florida Derby (Grade 1) won by Known Agenda. The Carry Back, a seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds, headlined a 13-race pro- gram that also featured Competitive Speed’s return to winning form in the $60,000 Hal- landale Beach, an overnight handicap for 3- year-old fillies. Papetu ran seven furlongs in 1:09.35 to prevail by a length-and-a-quarter under Leonel Reyes, who was also aboard Com- petitive Speed. Papetu returned $9.40 to win. The son of Dialed In had earned his way Papetu/LAUREN KING PHOTO into the Florida Derby with a runner-up fin- ish to Mutassaabeq in the Mucho Macho into the homestretch. finish sixth in the Saratoga Special (G2) and Man on Jan. 2 at Gulfstream and a third- Real Talk made a strong move to take the fifth in the Hopeful, both race won by place finish in the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of lead at the top of the stretch under Samy Ca- Jackie’s Warrior. The Kentucky-bred colt Youth (G2) won by Greatest Honour on Feb. macho but proved no match for the wide was competitive with the top 3-year-olds 27, also at Gulfstream. stretch drive of Papetu, who claimed his during the Championship Meet before en- Papetu broke well from his far outside first stakes victory. during a five-wide trip from his far-outside post position and settled several lengths be- “He ran a good race. He was training post position and finishing seventh in the hind the early pace, set by Moonlite Strike very good. I know that he wasn’t 100%, but Florida Derby. and stalked by Florida-bred Real Talk on the we had to start somewhere,” Sano said. “We In the Carry Back, Real Talk finished rail and Lauda Speed on the outside. Moon- would like to run him at Saratoga in Au- second, three-quarters of a length ahead of lite Strike, who captured the Roar Stakes in gust.” a tiring Moonlite Strike. They were followed his most recent start, set fractions of :22.53 Papetu was impressive while winning his by Awesome Gerry, Twelve Volt Man, and :44.76 for the first half-mile, as Papetu first two starts of his career last year at Lauda Speed and Florida-bred Big Thorn, made his way into contention on the turn Gulfstream before venturing to Saratoga to who was pinched at the start.