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Month: January 2021
Venezuelan Hug, Bienville Street Score Sunshine Turf Victories At Gulfstream Park
Spedale Family Racing LLC and R.A. Hill Stable's Venezuelan Hug, the 5-2 favorite under jockey Luis Saez, moved four-wide entering the stretch before driving past the leaders to win the $75,000 Sunshine Turf over Shamrocket Saturday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
A 4-year-old colt by Florida Derby (G1) winner Constitution, Venezuelan Hug covered a firm 1 1 /16 miles in 1:40.02. It was the colt's fifth victory in nine starts. He previously won the Sunshine Turf Preview Nov. 21 at Gulfstream West and last summer an allowance race at Saratoga. Venezuelan Hug was claimed for $40,000 at Gulfstream last March.
“He's tough,” said trainer Danny Gargan. “We're happy to have him. My assistant Carol Fisher picked him out when we claimed him. He's a pretty fun horse.”
It was Proven Strategies who broke on top in the Sunshine Turf and the Toronto Cup winner posted some fast fractions of :22.65, :45.85 and 1:09.83 while Saez rated Venezuelan Hug fifth. Saez moved Venezuelan Hug four wide around the turn and drove past his eight opponents.
Bienville Street Wins Sunshine Filly & Mare Turf
CJ Thoroughbreds LLC's Bienville Street, trained by Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Cam Gambolati, drove to the lead down the stretch under jockey Paco Lopez to win the $75,000 Sunshine Filly & Mare Turf by a neck. Mo of the West finished second, a neck in front of Sun Summers, who finished a neck in front of Lovely Luvy.
A 6-year-old mare by Street Boss, Bienville Street got position from the 9 post going into the first turn of the 1 1/16-mile turf event and raced fourth while Sugar Fix set fractions of :24.19, :48.20 and 1:12.10 while being pressed by Mo of the West. Entering the stretch, Lopez guided Bienville Street three-wide and took aim on the leaders, driving past them inside the final eighth. Bienville Street covered the distance in 1:41.50.
It was Bienville Street's fifth win in 32 starts and second consecutive win since being equipped with blinkers by Gambolati, who saddled 1985 Kentucky Derby winner Spend a Buck.
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Minnesota-Bred Charlie’s Penny Upsets the Silverbulletday
A dominant debut winner on the Arlington synthetic Sept. 17, Charlie’s Penny was fourth to Souper Sensational next out in Woodbine’s Glorious Song S. a month later. Capturing an optional claimer on the dirt at Churchill Nov. 28, she was third in this venue’s six-panel Letelier Memorial S. Dec. 19.
Stretching out to two turns for the first time here, Charlie’s Penny was away alertly and established herself in third, running off the fence through glacial early fractions. Three wide exiting the bend, the gray motored clear in the lane to register a decisive victory in the Silverbulletday.
Charlie’s Penny is the fourth stakes winner for her sire Race Day and the second out of her dam, following Mom’s Red Lipstick. The winner is the second foal out of Sweet Lorraine, who has since produced a juvenile filly by Munnings and was bred back to Munnings this spring. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
SILVERBULLETDAY S., $150,000, Fair Grounds, 1-16, 3yo, f,
1m 70y, 1:43.80, ft.
1–CHARLIE’S PENNY, 122, f, 3, by Race Day
1st Dam: Sweet Lorraine, by Warrior’s Reward
2nd Dam: Twin Appeal, by Successful Appeal
3rd Dam: Gemini (Arg), by Tough Critic
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-Lothenbach Stables Inc (MN);
T-Chris M. Block; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. $94,500.
Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-1, $173,890. *Full to Mom’s Red
Lipstick, SW-USA, SP-Can, $103,779.
2–Souper Sensational, 122, f, 3, Curlin–Kateri, by Indian
Charlie. ($725,000 Ylg ’19 FTSAUG). O-Live Oak Plantation;
B-Newtownanner Stud (KY); T-Mark E. Casse. $30,000.
3–Moon Swag, 122, f, 3, Malibu Moon–Yara, by Put It Back.
($150,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-King, Brad, Cone, Jim, Bryant,
Scott, Kirby, Stan and Kirby, Suzanne; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC
(KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh. $15,000.
Margins: 3 1/4, 3/4, HF. Odds: 9.20, 1.80, 49.10.
Also Ran: Sun Path, Littlestitious, Barista. Scratched: Divine Comedy, Minute Waltz, Princess Theorem.
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Leggs Galore Rolls To Fourth In A Row In Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint
Never headed at any point, owner William Sims' homebred Leggs Galore sped to an emphatic 3 ¼-length win in Saturday's $150,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. Ridden by Ricky Gonzalez, Leggs Galore got six furlongs out of Santa Anita's new turf chute in 1:08.90 while collecting her fourth consecutive win.
Presented by John Deere, the Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint is part of the CTBA's lucrative Golden State Series for eligible older fillies and mares bred or sired in California.
Breaking from post position two in a field of nine, Leggs Galore went right to the lead, enjoyed a one length advantage three furlongs from home and easily repelled a challenge mid-way around the turn from Mo See Cal to register her first stakes victory.
“I knew it was going to be hard for them to beat her,” said Gonzalez. “She was doing it so easily, and running so relaxed. She had a lot left in the tank…The trip went exactly how it was planned, and it couldn't have gone any better. She loved it.”
A 4-year-old daughter of Bayern, out of the Indian Charlie mare Cashing Tickets, Leggs Galore had been idle since taking a first condition allowance in open company going 5 ½ furlongs on turf here Oct. 10. Ridden for the third consecutive time by Gonzalez, Leggs Galore was off as the second choice at 5-2 and paid $7.60, $4.60 and $2.80.
“She runs very well fresh and she'd been training as good as she can possibly train, so I was expecting a big performance, but that was pretty impressive today,” said D'Amato. “I think being able to steadily develop her and the turf has moved her up here…Jack Sims has been really good with that and I think that helped with the success today.”
Winless in two tries versus open maiden allowance company at Oaklawn Park in March and April, Leggs Galore is now unbeaten in four Southern California starts and is thus four for six. With today's winning purse of $90,000, she increased her earnings to $202,208.
Far back early, the second and third place finishers closed well but never threatened the winner.
Off at 7-1 with Joel Rosario, Nardini paid $6.00 and $3.60 while finishing a half length in front of Warren's Showtime.
The 6-5 favorite with Juan Hernandez, Warren's Showtime found her best stride late to be third by a head over She's Devoted and returned $2.20 to show.
Fractions on the race were 22.84, 45.09 and 56.84.
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