October, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Astern Filly Upends Miss Grillo

The second-longest shot on the board in a compact field of six, Jeff Treadway homebred Sail By (Astern {Aus}) sat closest to a soft pace and took full advantage of her trip to cause the upset in Saturday's GII Miss Grillo S. at Belmont Park.

Away alertly from the inside gate, Sail By conceded the lead to rank outsider Charlee O (Tourist), who enjoyed a soft time of it up front through an opening half-mile in :49.40. Stablemates and market leaders McKulick (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Kinchen (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) were content to linger behind midfield, saving their best for last. The pacesetter still had things very much her own way after six furlongs in 1:14.36, but Junior Alvarado had Sail By set to strike and they pounced on the leader a furlong down before sprinting home best. Kinchen and McKulick were simply left too much to do given the shape of the race, but kicked home their final two furlongs in :22.11 and :21.88, respectively per Trakus, in efforts that can easily be upgraded.

“It wasn't a plan [to be forward today], but I'm glad he [Junior Alvarado] did things just as he did,” said winning trainer Leah Gyarmati. “He let her break and she broke really well and the other horse went which was perfect because it got her to settle.”

Sail By was the most 'experienced' of the Miss Grillo entrants, having broken her maiden at first asking–just as her dam had done–at 28-1 going six furlongs over this course June 18. A sound second in the Aug. 1 Colleen S. going a sharper five-furlong trip, Sail By was a latest pacesetting third to Miss Interpret (Street Sense) in the off-turf P.G. Johnson S. at Saratoga Sept. 2.

As for a trip to Del Mar, the conditioner added: “Any time you're even thinking about having that kind of opportunity is wonderful. I'll have to talk to Jeff [Treadway, owner-breeder], but I'm sure he is game and wants to go. That's a conversation we'll have to have.”

Pedigree Notes:

Sail By is the first North American graded winner and third black-type winner overall for her sire (by Medaglia d'Oro) and is set to become the sixth Breeders' Cup starter for Treadway, who sent out Johnson winner and Miss Grillo third Coasted (Tizway) to finish a bang-up second to New Money Honey (Medaglia d'Oro) in the 2016 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies' Turf. Sail By is the first foal from her dam, who is also responsible for a yearling full-brother to Sail By and a colt foal by Oscar Performance.

Saturday, Belmont Park
MISS GRILLO S.-GII, $200,000, Belmont, 10-2, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.21, fm.
1–SAIL BY, 120, f, 2, by Astern (Aus)
                1st Dam: Fly By, by Johar
                2nd Dam: Flying Arch, by Arch
                3rd Dam: Proud Tradition, by Seeking the Gold
   1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O-Treadway
Racing Stable; B-Jeff Treadway (KY); T-Leah Gyarmati; J-Junior
Alvarado. $110,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, $193,900.
Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Kinchen (Ire), 118, f, 2, Lope de Vega (Ire)–Miss Nouriya (GB),
by Galileo (Ire). O-e Five Racing Thoroughbreds; B-Fifth
Avenue Bloodstock (IRE); T-Chad C. Brown. $40,000.
3–McKulick (GB), 120, f, 2, Frankel (GB)–Astrelle (Ire), by Makfi
(GB). (180,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.;
B-Essafinaat UK Ltd (GB); T-Chad C. Brown. $24,000.
Margins: 1, HD, 1 3/4. Odds: 12.30, 3.55, 0.45.
Also Ran: Philly Eagles (Ire), Hail To, Charlee O.
Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Cody’s Wish Makes Dreams Come True For 15-Year-Old Namesake

It was the perfect start to racing Saturday at Churchill Downs where 3-year-old colt Cody's Wish recorded his first lifetime victory. Cody's Wish is named after 15-year-old Cody Dorman who suffers from the rare genetic disorder Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome.

“This went from a wish and turned into a dream come true,” said Kelly Dorman, father of Cody.

In 2018, Godolphin, who owns Cody's Wish, sponsored the Dorman family at Keeneland's Make-A-Wish day. Dorman developed a special bond with Cody's Wish when he was just a foal. Three years later, Cody's Wish recorded his first victory with the Dorman family in attendance.

“This was such a special win for everyone involved,” trainer Bill Mott's assistant Kenny McCarthy said. “We are certainly glad the family was able to be here for the special day.”

Cody's Wish defeated seven rivals by two lengths in Saturday's first race, a $120,000 maiden special weight contest. Ridden by Joel Rosario, Cody's Wish completed the one-mile distance in 1:33.88, just .62 seconds off the track record that was set by Fruit Ludt in 2014.

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Millionaire Penja Leads Arc Sale

A Group 3 winner and Group 2-placed, 3-year-old filly Penja (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) (lot 11) brought star quality to Saturday night's Arqana Arc Sale at Saint-Cloud Racecourse, and she duly topped proceedings at €1.2 million when Stuart Boman of Blandford Bloodstock prevailed over a remote bidder on Arqana's online platform. Boman noted Penja had been bought for German owner Jurgen Satori.

“We're very happy with the purchase,” Boman said. “She's an exceptional filly with a fantastic acceleration. We had to fight to get her but she's worth it. We're delighted.”

Penja remains engaged in Sunday's G1 Prix de l'Opera at ParisLongchamp.

Purchased by trainer Jean-Claude Rouget for €90,000 at Arqana October in 2019, Penja carried the colours of Daniel Yves-Treves to a victory at Marseille Borely last October. She won conditions races over a mile and two and a mile and one this season before stepping up to take the G3 Prix de Psyche at Deauville in August. She was a nose second in the G2 Prix de la Nonette back at that course on Aug. 21. She is a half-sister to the Listed Derby du Midi victor Taos (Fr) (Toronado {Ire}), while her dam, the unraced Just With You (Ire) (Sunday Break {Jpn}) is a full-sister to Dubai Group 2 winner Frankyfourfingers (Ire).

Arqana annually engages a select offering of horses in training with good current form for its boutique Arc sale on the eve of ParisLongchamp's flagship event. This time around, 34 horses offered. Nineteen sold for €4,975,000. The average was €261,842, and the median €160,000. Last year, 11 were sold from 19 offered for €3,050,000. The average was €277,273, and the median €260,000.

It was another 3-year-old from the Rouget yard, this time a colt, that generated the sale's second top price: Aga Khan Studs homebred Saiydabad (Blame) (lot 32) was knocked down to Emmanuel de Seroux's Narvick International for €575,000 and is bound for Saudi Arabia. The fourth foal out of the G3 Prix de Lieurey victress Sarkiyla (Fr) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Saiyabad won his first three starts this year before finishing fourth behind St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club and ninth in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris. Returning from a summer break on Sept. 5 and back down to 2000 metres, Saiydabad won the G3 Prix du Prince d'Orange, and the horse that has displayed an affinity for good going was sold off a seventh-place finish in Saturday's G2 Prix Dollar over the very soft ground.

As can generally be the case at a sale of this kind, there were a handful of high-profile buybacks, headed by progressive 3-year-old Partenit (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), who was unsold at €775,000. Bellharbour Music (Mshawish), who had headed Partentit in the G3 Prix Daphnis on Aug. 21, similarly failed to find a new home at €550,000, while the Daphnis fifth Colosseo (Street Boss) was unsold at €575,000. Wildcard entry Lady Day (Fr) (Motivator {GB}), a listed winner this summer, was a €500,000 buyback.

Featuring among the 2-year-old offerings was Scherzo (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) (lot 24). The half-brother to group winners Calvados Blues (Fr) (Lando {Ger}) and Volta (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) won his first two races this summer for Yann Barberot and owner Malcolm Parrish, and was offered by Barberot off a recent second in the G3 Prix des Chenes. The €70,000 yearling was picked up by Charlie Gordon-Watson for €420,000.

German-based filly Tabera (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}) (lot 33) built on a pair of stakes victories last year at three when taking Baden-Baden's G3 Preis der Sparkassen Finanzgruppe by 3 3/4 lengths in August, and the 100,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling was picked up by Oceanic Bloodstock–on behalf of a syndicate of breeders managed by Haras des Capucines–on Saturday for €400,000.

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Mandatory Payout Of Derby City 6 On Tap For Sunday

A lucrative total Derby City 6 pool could await bettors Sunday for closing day of Churchill Downs' 12-day September Meet. There's a $67,967 jackpot carryover on Saturday (Races 6-11). The pool will be rewarding Sunday if there's not a single winning ticket Saturday.

The Derby City 6 jackpot pool only is paid if there is a single winning ticket. When multiple tickets contain six winners 90 percent of that day's pool is paid out and 10 percent is added to the jackpot carryover.

Because Sunday is closing day, there will be a mandatory Derby City 6 payout with all monies distributed to ticket holders with the most winners in the six-race series. Sunday's Derby City 6, which only costs 20 cents per combination, is scheduled to cover Races 6-11 starting at approximately 3:18 p.m. (all times Eastern).

Takeout on the Derby City 6 is just 15 percent, which is one of the lowest multi-race wager takeout rates in American racing.

Fans can wager on the Derby City 6 on track at Churchill Downs; www.TwinSpires.com, the track's official online wagering platform; other online wagering outlets; and select satellite betting centers throughout North America.

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