Month: September 2022

Watch: Flightline Returns To Work Tab At Santa Anita

Unbeaten Flightline, the world's top-rated racehorse, worked easy half mile Saturday at Santa Anita.

Trained by John Sadler, the 4-year-old Tapit colt was clocked in a handy :48, the sixth fastest of 82 timed moves at the distance. The drill, under Sadler's assistant Juan Leyva, was his first since his scintillating 19 ¼-length triumph in the TVG Pacific Classic (G1) Sept. 3 at Del Mar.

Flightline, who is campaigned by West Point Thoroughbreds, breeder Summer Wind Farm, Hronis Racing, and Siena Farm, is pointing to the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) Nov. 5 at Keeneland.

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Preis Von Europa The Sunday Feature

While the world holds it breath for the upcoming Arc weekend, Sunday's action is relatively low-key with Cologne's G1 Preis von Europa the main attraction. Won last year by the rampant Alpinista (GB) (Frankel {GB}), the 12-furlong test is a competitive affair this time with Godolphin's Rebel's Romance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) looking to emulate her by adding this to his success in Hoppegarten's G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin Aug. 14. Last year's third Sisfahan (Fr) (Isfahan {Ger}) re-enters the fray and along with Sammarco (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) boosts the line-up as the last two heroes of the G1 Deutsches Derby.

Sammarco beat the subsequent G2 T von Zastrow Stutenpreis scorer Amazing Grace (Ger) (Protectionist {Ger}) in the G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis over 10 furlongs at Munich July 31 and holds the Arc prospects of Mendocino (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) and Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}) up to the light having finished behind them in the Sept. 4 G1 Grosser Preis von Baden.

At the Curragh, the seven-furlong G3 Weld Park S. for 2-year-old fillies sees Marc Detampel and Michael Buckley's Caroline Street (No Nay Never) back up 15 days after her gallant second to Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in Leopardstown's G2 Champions Juvenile S. Sept. 10.

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Foley-Trained Bango Joins Exclusive Company At Churchill Downs With Friday Victory

Tamaroak Partners' classy 5-year-old homebred Bango kicked clear to a 4 ½-length victory in Friday's featured ninth race to become just the 12th documented horse in Churchill Downs' modern history to win at least eight races at the historic Louisville track.

Ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, Bango won the 6 ½-furlong allowance-optional claiming event in 1:15.36 on fast track. He returned $9.76.

Trained by Greg Foley, Bango is tied with Athenium, Bet On Sunshine, Canela, Crown Lease, Lord Rusty, Maxxed, and Paden, who all recorded eight wins at Churchill Downs. Barrister Siv, Can'tholdmeback and Herreno all have nine wins, but all trail leader Ready's Rocket, who recorded 11 victories from 2008-2012.

“As long as he stays happy and sound we'll have a shot at the record,” Foley said. “This should set him up well for the (Nov. 13) Bet On Sunshine.

“It's pretty neat to have a horse like this in our barn who has won so many races at our home track. He's won some pretty tough races here, too: back-to-back wins in the Aristides and some tough allowance races. He's a really neat horse.”

Bango scored his first victory in a maiden special weight contest on Nov. 2, 2019 at Churchill Downs. Since that race he's achieved victories in the 2021 and 2022 Aristides Stakes, 2021 Kelly's Landing, and four allowance contests. Overall, he has a 10-1-2 record from 26 career starts and $768,915 in purse earnings.

A son of Congrats, Bango is a product of owners Fred and Debbie Schwartz's, talented broodmare band.

Bango's dam, the Smart Strike mare Josaka, also was campaigned by Foley.

The Schwartz family has been a longtime client of Foley. Along with their Tamaroak Partners', they are also a part of Lloyd Madison Farm, who has campaigned stars such as Champali and Sconsin.

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Derby and Oaks Day, Oklahoma Style

Sunday's GIII Oklahoma Derby and GIII Remington Park Oaks give the sophomore set a late-season option at age-restricted competition, with some marquee names making the trek across to Oklahoma City.

Brad Cox has sent out the winners of the last three runnings of the centerpiece of the local racing calendar–Owendale (Into Mischief, 2019); Shared Sense (Street Sense, 2020); and Warrant (Constitution, 2021) and can break the tie with Donnie K. Von Hemel should Gary and Mary West's Best Actor (Flatter) validate his morning-line favoritism. The $330,000 Keeneland September purchase has tasted defeat just once in his four-race career when narrowly runner-up in the GIII Indiana Derby July 9, but he bounced back in no uncertain terms with a 5 3/4-length romp in the GIII Smarty Jones S. at Parx Aug. 23. He swerves that track's million-dollar race and its heavy hitters for the clearly softer competition here. Florent Geroux, in the irons for Owendale's tough win four years ago, takes the call on Best Actor.

Rattle N Roll (Connect) won last year's GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity and looks for a third Derby this year to go along with the July 2 American Derby at Churchill and the St. Louis Derby at FanDuel Racing Aug. 20. Sandwiched between those is a seventh in the Indiana Derby, a race that is best forgiven after he was hampered badly and clipped heels at the start, then trailed most of the way.

Barring something unforeseen, Juju's Map (Liam's Map) should be able to add her name to the list of Remington Park Oaks winners. Last year's GI Darley Alcibiades S. victress returned with a smashing Oaks day allowance tally May 6, but has since disappointed at odds-on when third in the GII Mother Goose S. and GIII Monmouth Oaks.

Sunday's other graded action includes the GII Gallant Bloom S., featuring 'TDN Rising Star' Kimari (Munnings), at Aqueduct and the GIII Vigil S. at Woodbine.

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