May, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Despite Challenged Trip, General Jim Takes Pat Day Mile; Freezing Point Vanned Off

Their trip in the Grade 2 Pat Day Mile wasn't the smoothest one, but General Jim and jockey Luis Saez prevailed anyway to win with a closing effort on the Kentucky Derby undercard May 6. The pair got out of the gate cleanly but were squeezed back, then jostled by Freezing Point leaving the chute of the dirt track. They had to sit wide for much of the mile while Damon's Mound led the way, swinging out going into the turn and coming into the stretch at least four wide. Fort Bragg, who had lurked just behind Damon's Mound, took over the lead on the turn and battled to the inside of a closing General Jim, but by the wire, General Jim prevailed by a narrow margin.

Shug McGaughey trains General Jim for Donald Adam's Courtlandt Farms.

Freezing Point, ridden by Corey Lanerie for trainer Joe Lejzerowicz, pulled up abruptly on the backstretch of the race. According to American Association of Equine Practitioners on-call veterinarian Dr. Alan Ruggles, Freezing Point walked into the equine ambulance under his own power and is being transferred to an equine medical center for evaluation. The extent of any injuries is unknown as of this writing. Lanerie rode back to the front side in the ambulance but appeared to be uninjured.

Fort Bragg was second, followed by Gilmore. The final time for the mile was 1:34.43, with fractions of :22.41, :45.00, and 1:21.61.

General Jim paid $12.04, $6.26, and $4.76. Favored Kangaroo Court was eleventh. See the full chart here.

McGaughey brought General Jim to this start off a solid one-length win in the G3 Swale at Gulfstream Park in early February.

General Jim was bred in Kentucky by Fifth Avenue Bloodstock and Centerline Breeding, and is by Into Mischief. He is out of Curlin mare Inspired by Grace. He was a $850,000 yearling at Keeneland September, where he was consigned by Indian Creek.

PAT DAY MILE QUOTES

Luis Saez (jockey, General Jim, winner) – “When he got a good spot at the half mile pole, we knew we had a chance to win the race. He has plenty of talent. It was an existing stretch duel and Joel (Rosario) is a pretty tough to ride against but we finally got the jump. We decided to make a change after his last couple of races (and add blinkers) and I don't think he would have won without (wearing) blinkers. It makes a big difference.”

Don Adams (owner, General Jim, winner) – “It was a magnificent win. To win on day like today is truly special. He's become a nice horse, very special. He's won two in a row now and hopefully we'll see good things down the road. We'll let Shug (McGaughey) decide what's next for him.”

Joel Rosario (jockey, Fort Bragg, second) – “Turning for home it looked like we were going to win. That other horse ran a big race. He did everything I asked him to do and I guess he just ran second best today.”

Irad Ortiz Jr. (jockey, Gilmore, third) – “I went a little wide on the turn but he still kept coming. He's a nice horse but he got beat by two nice horses and he never gave up.”

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General Jim Adds to Another Big Weekend for Into Mischief; Race Marred By Day’s Second Fatality

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Courtlandt Farms' General Jim (Into Mischief) continued his all-conquering sire's fantastic weekend with a game neck victory over Fort Bragg (Tapit) after a stretch-long battle in Saturday's GII Pat Day Mile S. at Churchill Downs. Gilmore (Twirling Candy) finished third.

“It was a magnificent win,” winning owner Don Adams said. “To win on a day like today is truly special. He's become a nice horse, very special. He's won two in a row now and hopefully we'll see good things down the road. We'll let (trainer) Shug (McGaughey) decide what's next for him.”

General Jim, a two-time winner on the grass as a juvenile, concluded his 2022 campaign with a third-place finish in the Central Park S. over the lawn at the Big A Nov. 26. Switched back to dirt for the first time since finishing a well-beaten third at Saratoga on debut and turned back to one turn, General Jim was a troubled fourth as the favorite in the Mucho Macho Man S. at Gulfstream Jan. 1. He recorded a career-high 90 Beyer Speed Figure with first-time blinkers while capturing the GIII Swale S. last out Feb. 4. He was forced to sit out the Mar. 4 GII Fountain of Youth S. with a cough and was backed at odds of 5-1 first off the bench here.

General Jim found a good spot in the deep field of 13 while racing between rivals in sixth through sharp fractions of :22.41 and :45.00. He set his sights on Fort Bragg–who made a bold move of his own to hit the front on the far turn–while five or six wide at the top of the stretch and the stage was set. Those two locked horns down the stretch, and General Jim just got the better of his rival with a late surge in a race that didn't deserve a loser.

“When he got a good spot at the half-mile pole, we knew we had a chance to win the race,” winning jockey Luis Saez said. “He has plenty of talent. It was an exciting stretch duel and Joel (Rosario) is pretty tough to ride against, but we finally got the jump. We decided to make a change after his last couple of races (and add blinkers) and I don't think he would have won without blinkers. It makes a big difference.”

Longshot Freezing Point (Frosted) went wrong inside the six-furlong marker, was pulled up sharply by Corey Lanerie and vanned off. He was subsequently euthanized, making him the second equine fatality of the afternoon after Chloe's Dream in the day's second race.

Pedigree Notes:

General Jim, an $850,000 KEESEP yearling graduate, is one of 64 graded winners for leading sire Into Mischief, who scored a Grade I double on Friday's program, led by the GI Kentucky Oaks. Broodmare sire Curlin has seven graded winners to his credit.

The stakes-placed Inspired by Grace, a full-sister to GI Mother Goose S. heroine Off the Tracks and a half-sister to MGSW Concord Point (Tapit), had a filly by Authentic in 2022 and was bred back to that same sire.

Inspired by Grace most recently brought $190,000 from Cobble View Stable at the 2015 KEENOV sale.

Saturday, Churchill Downs
PAT DAY MILE S. PRESENTED BY TWINSPIRES-GII, $500,000,
Churchill Downs, 5-6, 3yo, 1m, 1:34.43, ft.
1–GENERAL JIM, 120, c, 3, by Into Mischief
          1st Dam: Inspired by Grace (SP, $138,984), by Curlin
          2nd Dam: Harve de Grace, by Boston Harbor
          3rd Dam: Ms. Cuvee Napa, by Relaunch
($850,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Courtlandt Farms (Donald Adam); B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock & Centerline Breeding (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III; J-Luis Saez. $288,300. Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-2, $519,833. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Fort Bragg, 118, c, 3, Tapit–March X Press, by Shanghai Bobby. ($700,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT). O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet
Stables LLC, Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan; B-SF Bloodstock LLC & Henry Field Bloodstock (KY); T-Tim Yakteen. $93,000.
3–Gilmore, 118, c, 3, Twirling Candy–My Surfer Girl, by Henny Hughes. ($48,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $250,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Robert Masterson, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC and Catherine Donovan; B-Dividing Ridge Farm (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh. $46,500.
Margins: NK, 3HF, 3/4. Odds: 5.02, 5.52, 14.99.
Also Ran: Frosted Departure, Gun Pilot, Echo Again, Lugan
Knight, Curly Jack, Damon's Mound, Tall Boy, Kangaroo Court,
Bourbon Bash, Freezing Point. Scratched: Midnight Rising.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs.
VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Dettori Strikes With Juddmonte’s Chaldean In 2000 Guineas

Frankie Dettori's farewell tour has well and truly started, with the Italian guiding Juddmonte's Chaldean to QIPCO 2000 Guineas (G1) success on a wet day Saturday on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket.

Some would've wondered what might've been for Dettori when he hit the post earlier in the card, losing out by a head aboard Saga three races earlier on the card for King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Coronation Day. However, Chaldean's persistence in the Group 1 gave Frankie a fairytale 2000 Guineas victory on his last year in the saddle.

The pre-race talk had been largely about Aidan O'Brien's Auguste Rodin, who went off favorite, but he didn't live up to his 'Triple Crown' potential when finishing 12th of a field of 14. Oisin Murphy and Hi Royal finished second, 1 3/4 lengths back, with huge odds of 125-1, shared most of the running with the winner, before the Juddmonte horse stormed clear of the field. Royal Scotsman, who raced keenly, ran an enormous race to finish in third place, another half length back in the 14d-horse field.

Time for the one-mile trip was 1:41.64 on turf rated as soft.

A jubilant Dettori saluted the crowd on his way into the Winners Enclosure, before delivering his iconic flying dismount.

Chaldean, by Juddmonte's 2011 Guineas victor Frankel out of the Dutch Art mare Suelita, gave Dettori a fourth 2000 Guineas victory.

“It [the emotion] has really hit me now – I've got a lump in my throat. It's incredible.” Dettori said.

It's safe to say Chaldean's prep didn't quite go to plan, when chucking off Dettori when leaving the stalls in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury. It didn't look to have an effect with the colt completing an across-the-card double for trainer Andrew Balding.

The farewell tour is well and truly underway and Dettori will be looking for a famous Guineas double as he takes the ride on Lezoo in the QIPCO 1000 Guineas on Sunday.

Chaldean was bred in Great Britain by Whitsbury Manor Stud.

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Explore the Ambiance of 2023 Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs

While those in attendance at the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve are there to watch the most important horse race in the United States, the Louisville event also offers a great opportunity to get dressed up — put on some whimsical or fancy duds — and enjoy a spring day at Churchill Downs.