Month: June 2023

Consumer Spending outfinished 13-10 favorite Surprisingly to capture the $150,000 Eatontown Stakes (G3) by three-quarters of a length on Saturday at Monmouth Park.

Ridden by Samy Comacho for trainer Chad Brown, Consumer Spending, who had the benefit of a race following a lengthy layoff, added a second graded stakes win to her credentials. The 4-year-old daughter of More Than Ready, owned by Klaravich Stables, tracked the leaders in fourth in the 1 1/16-mile grass race before rallying to the victory

Consumer Spending ($11) finished the distance in 1:42 for her fifth win from 10 career starts. Her record includes her victory in last year's Wonder Again (G2) at Belmont Park.

Vergara, who set the pace to early stretch, held on for third, a head behind Surprisingly. Consumer Spending's stablemate, Gina Romantica, checked in fourth after closely stalking Vergara from second but after a brief duel with that rival was outrun by that rival was outfinished for the show spot.

Bred in Kentucky Forging Oaks Farm, Consumer Spending is out of the Scat Daddy mare Siempre Mia. Offered by Eaton Sales at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Select Yearlings Showcase, she sold to Northway Bloodstock for $200,000. The $90,000 winner's share of the Eatontown purse, increased her lifetime bankroll to $557,000.

WINNING TRAINER – Luis Cabrera (assistant to Chad Brown): “There was no pace, so our other filly Gina Romantica was rank coming off that long layoff when she was chasing (Vergara). The winner had perfect trip. This is how she likes to race, even though the fractions weren't fast. She was close. She was right behind the speed so it doesn't matter how slow they were going. She's a quality filly. I worked a lot with her all winter at Payson. She's a classy filly.”

WINNING JOCKEY – Samy Camacho: “I spoke to Chad Brown before the race and he said `see what happens out of the gate.' He wanted to see me first, or if his other filly broke faster, which she did, he wanted me right behind her. That's where I was, laying behind those horses up front. I just did my job. The filly was comfortable behind horses. All the credit to the horse. I was in perfect position. I was waiting for the moment when the guys in front made their move and then I made mine. She really had a lot left and showed her class.”

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With heavily favored first-time starter Mirahmadi commanding nearly all of the betting attention, Kentucky shipper Tranche, dismissed at 20-1, led a field of four rival juveniles on a merry chase as he went on to romp by 7¼ lengths in Saturday's $100,000 Fasig-Tipton Futurity at Santa Anita.

Trained by Luis Mendez and ridden by Edwin Maldonado, Tranche, who was making his third career start, got five furlongs in :57.68.

Ridden by Maldonado to a third-place finish, beaten 9¾ lengths in the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes at Churchill Downs May 4, Tranche broke like a shot Saturday and never at any point looked a loser in very impressive effort.

“He ran a big race in Kentucky at Churchill Downs and I really liked the horse today,” said Maldonado. “In Kentucky, that winner [Youalmosthadme] was a monster. I think he won by 10 (9¾ lengths) and I knew we had a shot in here, but I didn't think he was going to run this big today. I was feeling great turning for home by myself. I thought, yes, we got a good shot.”

Owned by William Peeples, Tranche, a bay colt by Collected, broke slowly and finished seventh in his 4½-furlong maiden debut at Keeneland April 7, He was the longest shot in the field Saturday, returning $42 for the win.

With the Futurity's winner's share of $60,000, Tranche increased his lifetime earnings to $81,000.

“To be honest, I wasn't really (confident going into this race). In this business when you think you're going to win, it can sometimes go the other way,” said Mendez, who won the 2021 Fasig Tipton Futurity with Big City Lights…“Bill Peeples, I mean everybody on the team loved him, but I was not convinced. That beautiful field of horses was against him, so I was a little worried.

“When I saw him turning for home, he made me excited…I give (bloodstock agent) John Brocklebank the credit for buying these nice horses. He always gives me the credit, but I think if they don't buy a good horse, I don't train.”

Bred in Kentucky by Hidden Brook, Tranche was produced by the Archarcharch mare Theory of Change. Offered by his breeder at the 2022 Keeneland September yearling sale, Tranche was purchased for $210,000.

Trained by Bob Baffert and named for Santa Anita track announcer Frank Mirahmadi, first time starter Mirahmadi, a $1,050,000 Keeneland September Yearling, obviously came highly regarded but never threatened the winner in an effort that suggested he could improve a great deal next time.

Off at 3-5, Mirahmadi, who was three-deep turning for home, kept to his task and gradually outran third-placed Refocus late to finish second by 1¼ lengths under Juan Hernandez.

Refocus, who was head and head with Mirahmadi while about a length off the winner at the quarter pole, finished 1 ½ lengths in front of Going Mobile.

Fractions on the race were :22.15 and :45.36. The Futurity final time compared favorably to the five-furlong final time of the Fasig-Tipton Debutante, which was run four races earlier and won in :58.41 by the filly Grand Slam Smile.

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In the Monmouth Stakes (G3) on Saturday, Catnip rallied for a half-length victory over Never Explain, as multiple Grade 1 winner Tribhuvan showed the rust from a lengthy layoff by fading to fourth after setting soft early fractions in the nine-furlong grass race.

Ridden by Joel Rosario, Catnip improved to 3-for-3 as a 4-year-old – and since being gelded – in winning the Monmouth Stakes for trainer Michael Stidham in an oddly run race that saw the rider's patience pay off.

Speaking Scout was third, a length back in the six-horse field.

Time was 1:47.40 on a course rated as firm.

“He always had the potential,” said Stidham of Catnip ($14.40), who earned his first graded win. “We ran him in the Virginia Derby (G3) (last year) and it was probably a little premature where he was mentally and physically. So after he had time off before he came back this year we gelded him and that has really helped a lot. He hasn't lost since then. Mentally, he's a little more relaxed, a little more focused, and just a better racehorse.”

Catnip's win gave owners-breeders Susan and John Moore free entry and start fees to the $600,000 United Nations (G1) on Haskell Day, July 22.

“We'll certainly be looking next in the direction of the United Nations,” said Stidham.

Bred in Kentucky, Catnip is a 4-year-old son of Kitten's Joy out of the Silent Name mare Masquerade.

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