April, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Speightstown’s Under Oath Romps to Rising Stardom

Less than 24 hours after 'TDN Rising Star' Shirl's Speight became the newest top-level scorer for WinStar Farm's outstanding Speightstown in Friday's Maker's Mark Mile, the nursery's homebred son Under Oath followed suit with an eye-catching Keeneland maiden victory to become the 22nd 'Rising Star' for the son of Gone West, still going strong at age 24.

Third to big-figure graduate Unikee (Unified) in a sloppy six-furlong maiden at Gulfstream Mar. 12 and with no fewer than three next-out winners in his wake, Under Oath jumped as the 6-5 chalk, but whereas he showed enough speed to lead in his debut, the blaze-faced chestnut settled off the pace slightly better than midfield and raced in the three and four path to the turn. Forced to cover ground on the bend, Under Oath shifted out five deep as they hit the quarter pole, descended on the leading trio to wrest command inside the final furlong and proved 1 1/2 lengths superior. Juddmonte's debuting Artorius, whose dam Paulassilverlining (Ghostzapper) was purchased privately with the express intent of being among the first book of mares to be bred to the late Arrogate and won this track's GI Madison S. in her first start for the global breeding giant in 2017, raced in the latter half of the field early on. He charted a similarly wide course into the lane and closed off powerfully before blowing past the winner not far past the wire.

Under Oath's Grade II-winning dam Jojo Warrior was one of four 'TDN Rising Stars' produced by Carson Jen, who also supplied GISW A Z Warrior (Bernardini), the dam of SW Key To My Heart (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), MSP Cole Porter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and track record-setter Conch Pearl (American Pharoah); four-times stakes winner and Grade III-placed J Z Warrior (Harlan's Holiday); and GSW/GISP E Z Warrior (Exploit). Under Oath has a 2-year-old sister named Legendary (Justify), a $310,000 KEESEP buyback, and a yearling half-brother by Constitution. Jojo Warrior is due to Speightstown again for 2022.

4th-Keeneland, $100,000, Msw, 4-16, 3yo, 6f, 1:10.73, ft, 1 1/2 lengths.
UNDER OATH, c, 3, by Speightstown
1st Dam: Jojo Warrior (MGSW & GISP, $396,231), by Pioneerof the Nile
2nd Dam: Carson Jen, by Carson City
3rd Dam: Calamitous Jen, by Deputy Minister
Sales history: $170,000 RNA Ylg '20 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $62,120. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. Click for the free Equineline.com catalog-style pedigree.
O/B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher.

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Sunday Racing Insights: Arrogate Filly Debuts for Bridlewood

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3rd-GP, $50K, MSW, 3yo/up, f, 1 1/16mT, 2:09 p.m.

From the first crop of the late champion Arrogate, USURPED debuts Sunday for trainer Brendan Walsh and owner/breeder Bridlewood Farm. The 3-year-old filly is out of the El Corredor mare Concinnous, making her a half-sister to millionaire & MGISW Iotapa (Afleet Alex), who sold for $2.8 million to the China Horse Club at the 2014 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Usurped is also a half-sister to GSP Saintly Joan (Northern Afleet), a $625,000 purchase at the same sale the following year. Her most recent work, a four-furlong move from the gate at Palm Meadows in :48 2/5 Apr. 8 (3/14), was on dirt, but she displays a pair of turf breezes there in her two prior efforts. TJCIS PPs

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Unbeaten Kathleen O. Pleases McGaughey In KY Oaks Drill At Keeneland

Winngate Stables' unbeaten Kathleen O., who is atop the points leaderboard for the Kentucky Oaks (G1) May 6 at Churchill Downs, worked four furlongs in :48.60 Saturday morning at Keeneland for trainer Shug McGaughey.

According to Keeneland clockers, the Upstart filly galloped out five furlongs in 1:01 and six furlongs in 1:15.80 after clocking splits of :12.80, :25.60, and :37.40 under exercise rider David Jego. (Click here for a video of the workout.)

“I was hoping to see just what I saw,” McGaughey said. “She does not need a whole lot (of training). She is coming off a race two weeks ago. (The time and the gallop out) were just what I was looking for. So far we are right on track.”

Kathleen O. opened her career last November with a victory at Aqueduct. She has won three stakes this year at Gulfstream Park: the one-mile Cash Run by 8½ lengths on New Year's Day, the one-mile Davona Dale (G2) on March 5, and the 1 1/16-mile Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) on April 2.

“She has been a pleasant surprise,” McGaughey said. “She continues to amaze. She gets better and better. I waited (to give her the first race) because she is a big, tall filly. We finally ran her and then ran her back in a stakes, which is really not my style. I have been amazed at her progression. She does what she does easy.”

Kathleen O. is scheduled to have one more timed work at Keeneland and then ship to Churchill for her final work before the Oaks.

“We brought her to Keeneland because horses thrive here in the spring,” McGaughey said. “I don't think adapting to a new track (at Churchill) will be a problem.”

Kathleen O., who sold as a weanling at Keeneland's 2019 November Breeding Stock Sale, is the first horse owned by octogenarian Patrick Kearney, a golfing acquaintance of McGaughey who campaigns as Winngate Stables. McGaughey said Kearney has received offers to buy the filly, but at this point she is not for sale.

“He is enjoying the attention he is getting,” McGaughey said. “He is in it to enjoy racing. He is in it to have a good time.”

In addition to Kathleen O., two other fillies with designs on a start in the Kentucky Oaks put in half-mile works Saturday morning.

Tsunebumi and Sekie Yoshihara's Yuugiri, winner of the Fantasy (G3) in her most recent start, covered the distance in :50 with trainer Rodolphe Brisset aboard. (Click here for a video of the work.)

Don't Tell My Wife Stables and trainer Keith Desormeaux's Bourbonette Oaks winner, Candy Raid, was clocked in :50.40.

Yuugiri has accumulated 114 points toward the Kentucky Oaks and is fourth on the leaderboard. Saturday's work was her first since returning to Keeneland from Oaklawn Park, where she spent the winter.

“You could see it a lot of times when horses would come here from Florida with the change in the air, the change in the weather that they would just blossom, and you can see it,” Brisset said. “She is doing that, and I am very pleased with her.”

Yuugiri made her first three starts last year at Churchill Downs, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the Golden Rod (G2).

“Right now, I am leaning to staying here for her next two works (before the Oaks),” Brisset said. “She has raced at Churchill, and we know she likes the track.”

Desormeaux indicated that Candy Raid would work again here next week and ship to Churchill on April 28 and have her final work for the Oaks beneath the Twin Spires.

Candy Raid has 51 points toward the Oaks, good for 13th place and a spot in the starting gate for the race, which is limited to the top 14 point earners that pass the entry box May 2.

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Saturday’s Kentucky Derby/Oaks Update

With three weeks remaining until the GI Kentucky Derby, the trio of Crown Pride (Jpn) (Reach the Crown {Jpn}) (six furlongs, 1:18.60), Cyberknife (Gun Runner) (five furlongs, 1:00) and Tiz the Bomb (Hit It a Bomb) (four furlongs, :48.40) worked at Churchill Downs Saturday.

Gold Square's GI Arkansas Derby winner Cyberknife worked at 9 a.m. outside of multiple stakes-placed stablemate Tommy Bee (Medaglia d'Oro). Cyberknife started two lengths behind Tommy Bee and completed fractions of :12.20, :23.80 and :47.20. Cyberknife finished even with Tommy Bee around the seven eighths pole and easily galloped out six furlongs in 1:15.40.

“I thought he looked great,” said trainer Brad Cox. “He's done well at Churchill in the past and really likes it here.”

About 90 minutes earlier, Magdalena Lessee's GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks S. winner Tiz the Bomb worked with jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. in the irons. He recorded an opening quarter-mile in :24.20 and galloped out five furlongs in 1:01.20.

Moments later, exercise rider Masa Matsuda breezed Teruya Yoshida's G2 UAE Derby winner Crown Pride six furlongs from the half-mile pole. The duo easily completed opening fractions of :14.60, :28.20, :54 and 1:06.20. Crown Pride steadily picked up his work around the turn and onto the backside before completing his move through seven furlongs in 1:32.40.

Winngate Stables' unbeaten GI Kentucky Oaks contender Kathleen O. (Upstart), meanwhile, worked four furlongs in :48.60 Saturday morning at Keeneland.

According to Keeneland clockers, the GII Gulfstream Oaks heroine galloped out five furlongs in 1:01 and six furlongs in 1:15.80 after clocking splits of :12.80, :25.60 and :37.40 under exercise rider David Jego.

“I was hoping to see just what I saw,” trainer Shug McGaughey said. “She does not need a whole lot. She is coming off a race two weeks ago. [The time and the gallop out] were just what I was looking for. So far we are right on track.”

Tsunebumi and Sekie Yoshihara's Yuugiri (Shackleford), winner of the GIII Fantasy S., covered four furlongs in :50 at Keeneland with trainer Rodolphe Brisset aboard.

Don't Tell My Wife Stables and trainer Keith Desormeaux's Bourbonette Oaks upsetter Candy Raid (Candy Ride {Arg}) worked four furlongs in :50.40 at Keeneland.

Slow Down Andy (Nyquist), winner of the GIII Sunland Derby, will miss the Kentucky Derby after recently spiking a temperature, according to a report in Horse Racing Nation.

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