Month: September 2021

Rising Star Flightline Dazzles at Del Mar

'TDN Rising Star' Flightline (Tapit), away since turning in one of the best debut performances of all time, a 13 1/4-length romp at Santa Anita Apr. 24 that earned him a 105 Beyer Speed Figure, showed that effort was far from a fluke Sunday as he demolished winners at Del Mar to remain unbeaten and completely untested.

Reportedly given ample time so as not to react from his freakish first outing before then coming up with a foot abscess, the $1-million Fasig-Tipton Saratoga grad had generated more buzz with his recent local works, and was off at 1-5 odds that in retrospect were free money. Away without incident from the outside, the bay pressed a :22.01 opening quarter and took over midway around the bend. He posted a :44.17 half with no ask, and soared to the wire with his head cocked slightly towards the stands, officially 12 3/4 lengths in front at the finish. Escape Route (Hard Spun), who earned a 91 Beyer himself last out, was best of the rest. The winner stopped the clock in 1:08.05.

Jane Lyon's Summer Wind purchased dam Feathered (Indian Charlie) for $2.35 million in foal to War Front at the 2016 Keeneland November sale. The 2015 GIII Edgewood S. winner, who was also a MGISP juvenile, is a granddaughter of MGISW Finder's Fee (Storm Cat). Her now 2-year-old Pioneerof the Nile colt sold for $100,000 at Fasig-Tipton October and was subsequently sent to Russia, where he too won on debut. Feathered has a yearling colt named Failsafe (Tapit) and a foal colt named Eagles Flight (Curlin). She visited Into Mischief this past season.
8th-Del Mar, $73,496, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 9-5, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:08.05, ft, 12 3/4 lengths.
FLIGHTLINE (c, 3, Tapit–Feathered {GSW & MGISP, $577,474}, by Indian Charlie) Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $79,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Hronis Racing LLC, Summer Wind Equine LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds, Siena Farm LLC & Woodford Racing, LLC; B-Summer Wind Equine LLC (KY); T-John W. Sadler. *$1,000,000 Ylg '19 FTSAUG.

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Gulfstream Rainbow 6 Unsolved Again, Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $700,000

The 20-cent Rainbow 6 Jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $700,000 Thursday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., where racing will be conducted on a Thursday-through-Sunday schedule through the remainder of the Spring/Summer Meet.

The Rainbow 6 went unsolved Sunday for the 19th consecutive racing day since a July 31 mandatory payout.

The Rainbow 6 jackpot is paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no unique ticket, 70 percent of that day's pool goes back to those bettors holding tickets with the most winners, while 30 percent is carried over to the jackpot pool.

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Officiating Wins Bear’s Den Over Sloppy Gulfstream Track

Vegso Racing Stable's Officiating took advantage of a dream race scenario in Sunday's $75,000 Bear's Den, kicking in through the stretch to score by 3 ½ lengths over heavily favored Papetu after saving ground while tracking a contested pace.

The Bear's Den, a 7-furlong stakes for 3-year-olds, headlined Sunday's 10-race program that also featured the $60,000 Pembroke Park, a five-furlong overnight handicap for 3-year-olds and up at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

The Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained Officiating, who is stakes-placed on turf, seemed to relish the sloppy track Sunday, when a heavy mid-afternoon shower forced the Bear's Den, scheduled for 7 ½ furlongs on turf, to be run on the main track at seven furlongs.

Officiating, who was ridden by Emisael Jaramillo, settled nicely on the backstretch a few lengths behind a solid pace set by Exchange Day and pressed by Dark Timber. The pacesetters were joined by Papetu, who made a three-wide sweep on the far turn. Dark Timber took the lead into the stretch off half-mile fractions of 22.46 and 45.31 seconds with Papetu looming boldly on the far outside. Eased off the rail for the stretch run, Officiating quickly accelerated and surged between Dark Timer and Papetu to grab the lead inside the 1/16th-pole with legs fresh enough to hold the favorite at bay and claim his first career stakes win.

Formerly trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Officiating ran seven furlongs in 1:23.11 in his third start for Joseph. Papetu, who won the Carry Back two starts back, finished second under Edgard Zayas, four lengths ahead of Dark Timber and jockey Edwin Gonzalez.

The Pembroke Park was also moved from the turf course to the main track, which posed no inconvenience to Golden Kernel Racing Stable's Yes I Am Free, who scored a narrow hard-fought victory and second success in as many starts on off going.

The Laura Cazares-trained Yes I Am Free also notched his first stakes victory since winning the Texas Glitter at five furlongs on turf at Gulfstream in February 2019.

The son of Uncaptured also benefitted from troubled trips that compromised graded-stakes winners Miles Ahead, the 2-1 favorite who trailed the field early after being bumped at the start, and Double Crown, who was forced to race very wide after breaking a step slowly from his far-outside post position.

Yes I Am Free chased early pacesetter Malroux before taking over the lead heading into the stretch with Double Crown on the attack to his outside. Double Crown's progress slowed in mid-stretch but Yes I Am Free was in the sights of rallying Man of Honor and Miles Ahead. The Florida-bred gelding responded to urging from Miguel Vasquez to win by a neck over a surging Miles Ahead, who had launched a very wide extended rally on the far turn. Man of Honor finished third, another neck back and a half-length ahead of Double Crown.

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