Kingsbarns may be hitting his best stride at an optimum time.
Month: March 2023
Two Phil’s Romps In Turfway’s Jeff Ruby
A little less than a month after Jareth Loveberry sustained a fibula fracture in a starting gate accident at the Fair Grounds, the rider found himself in the winner’s circle March 25 at Turfway Park astride a colt bound for the
Botanical Perfect At Turfway With Bourbonette Oaks Score
Undefeated since announcing her arrival to Turfway Park with a 10 3/4-length romp to break her maiden last November, Botanical followed that performance up with two more jaw-dropping efforts at a mile on the tapeta including a last-out win in the Cincinnati Trophy S. Mar. 4. Off that race, which earned her a 91 Beyer Speed Figure, Botanical was slammed in even-money favoritism for her fourth straight Turfway appearance. Given the extra sixteenth to work with, the bay showed a good turn of foot from the blocks to set the pace from the opening strides, keeping things mild up front with a :24.58 opening quarter. Flashy Gem chased throughout but Botanical's win was never in doubt and she only increased the gap down the lane, pulling away to defeat Flashy Gem–who had chased valiantly throughout–handily. The winner, her dam's first foal, has a 2-year-old Omaha Beach half-brother and a yearling half-brother by Into Mischief. Her dam returned to the leading general sire for a 2023 foal. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
BOURBONETTE OAKS, $299,200, Turfway, 3-25, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:44.47, ft.
1–BOTANICAL, 124, f, 3, by Medaglia d'Oro
1st Dam: Daisy (GSW, $162,925), by Blame
2nd Dam: Lovely Stay, by Flower Alley
3rd Dam: Ratings, by Caveat
($220,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-LNJ Foxwoods and Clearsky
Farms; B-Clearsky Farms & Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox;
J-Chris Landeros. $177,800. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0,
$374,410.
2–Flashy Gem, 118, f, 3, Bolt d'Oro–Garnet, by Smart Strike.
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Spendthrift Farm LLC; B-Malibu Farm, LLC
(KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $58,000.
3–Thirty Thou Kelvin, 118, f, 3, Bolt d'Oro–Wealthy Shipman,
by Midshipman. ($145,000 RNA Wlg '20 FTKNOV; $110,000 Ylg
'21 FTKOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-SJB Stable; B-Horseshoe
Racing LLC (KY); T-John P. Terranova, II. $29,000.
Margins: 2HF, 7, 1 3/4. Odds: 1.03, 3.13, 32.91.
Also Ran: Miss New York, Ag Bullet, Always At Ease, Shewillghostu, Renegade Rebel, Bolivie (Ire), Medaglia Forever. Scratched: Olympic Prank.
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Uncle Mo’s Kingsbarns Stays Perfect, Wires Louisiana Derby
Spendthrift Farm's Kingsbarns (c, 3, Uncle Mo–Lady Tapit, by Tapit) made it a perfect three-for-three in a dominating, front-running performance in Saturday's GII Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. 'TDN Rising Star' Disarm (Gun Runner) was second; 'TDN Rising Star' Jace's Road (Quality Road) was third.
Well-backed at odds of 9-2 from a 6-1 morning-line quote, Kingsbarns was sent to the front by Flavien Prat from post six and led the way through easy fractions of :24.71 and :49.60 with Jace's Road shadowing in second. Kingsbarns began to shake free from the aforementioned Gun Runner S. winner as they straightened and streaked under the wire a powerful, 3 1/2-length winner. Disarm, making only second start of the year, ran well to rally from sixth to complete the exacta.
Kingsbarns was a game debut winner going a one-turn mile at Gulfstream Park Jan. 14, then aced his two-turn debut versus six overmatched optional claiming rivals at Tampa Feb. 12. He was favored on both occasions.
Pedigree Notes:
Kingsbarns, an $800,000 2-year-old purchase by Spendthrift Farm out of the Tom McCrocklin consignment at last year's Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Sale after breezing a quarter in :20 3/5, becomes the 49th graded/93rd stakes winner for leading sire Uncle Mo. Broodmare sire Tapit is now responsible for 41 graded/84 stakes winners. Kingsbarns is bred similarly to GI Belmont S. winner Mo Donegal (Uncle Mo), who was produced by the Pulpit mare Callingmissbrown. Lady Tapit, a half-sister to GI American Oaks Invitational S. heroine Gozzip Girl (Dynaformer), is also responsible for a 2-year-old colt by Union Rags and a yearling colt by Gun Runner. She was bred to Munnings for 2023. Lady Tapit RNA'd for $675,000 as a KEESEP yearling. Spendthrift also went to a sale-topping $1.2 million at the Gulfstream Sale for the McCrocklin-consigned Ruby Nell (Bolt d'Oro), who has finished second in both of her tries thus far at Santa Anita this term.
Saturday, Fair Grounds
TWINSPIRES.COM LOUISIANA DERBY-GII, $1,000,000, Fair Grounds, 3-25, 3yo, 1 3/16m, 1:57.33, ft.
1–KINGSBARNS, 122, c, 3, by Uncle Mo
1st Dam: Lady Tapit (GSP), by Tapit
2nd Dam: Temperence Gift, by Kingmambo
3rd Dam: Shapiro's Mistress, by Unpredictable
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN.
($250,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG; $800,000 2yo '22 FTFMAR).
O-Spendthrift Farm LLC; B-Parks Investment Group, LLC (KY);
T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Flavien Prat. $600,000. Lifetime Record:
3-3-0-0, $657,300. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click
for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free
Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Disarm, 122, c, 3, Gun Runner–Easy Tap, by Tapit.
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O/B-Winchell
Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $200,000.
3–Jace's Road, 122, c, 3, Quality Road–Out Post, by Silver
Deputy. ($510,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-West Point
Thoroughbreds and Albaugh Family Stables LLC; B-Colts Neck
Stables LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $100,000.
Margins: 3HF, 2 3/4, 2. Odds: 4.50, 7.80, 6.20.
Also Ran: Shopper's Revenge, Sun Thunder, Instant Coffee, Tapit's Conquest, Cagliostro, Baseline Beater, Denington, Curly Jack, Single Ruler.
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