Month: June 2023

Grade 1 Winner A Mo Reay Tops Fleur De Lis Field

Hunter Valley Farm's Grade I-winning filly A Mo Reay top eight fillies and mares entered in the $400,000 Fleur de Lis (G2) Saturday at Ellis Park.

The 1 1/16-mile Fleur de Lis was slated as Race 8 of 11 with a post time of 3:22 p.m. (CT). The fantastic program from Ellis Park is headlined by the $1-million Stephen Foster (G1). The other supporting stakes are the $400,000 Wise Dan (G2), the $225,000 American Derby (Listed), the $225,000 Kelly's Landing and the $225,000 Tepin. First post is 11:45 a.m.

Trained by Brad Cox, A Mo Reay achieved her greatest glory two starts ago in the Beholder Mile (G1) March 11 at Santa Anita. That victory followed up consecutive triumphs Bayakoa (G3) in February at Oaklawn Park and Pago Hop Dec. 31 at Fair Grounds. Overall, A Mo Reay sports a solid record of 13-5-1-3 with $728,275 in purse earnings. Jockey Flavien Prat will have the mount from post No. 6.

Other notable entrants in the Fleur de Lis include Stonestreet Stables' Grade 1 winner Pauline's Pearl, Farfellow Farms' two-time stakes winner Moon Swag, and Kaleem Shah's multiple graded stakes-placed Bellamore.

The complete field for the Fleur de Lis from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):

1. Bellamore (Martin Garcia, Simon Callaghan)

2. Moon Swag (Luis Saez, Brendan Walsh)

3. Royal Take Charge (Cristian Torres, Al Stall Jr.)

4. Soul of an Angel (Luis Reyes, Gerald James)

5. Pauline's Pearl (Joel Rosario, Steve Asmussen)

6. A Mo Reay (Flavien Prat, Brad Cox)

7. Heartyconstitution (Tyler Gaffalione, Joe Sharp)

8. Music Street (Julien Leparoux, Whit Beckman)

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NYRA To Increase Purses For NY-Breds At Saratoga

Registered New York-bred horses competing in open company at the upcoming summer meet at Saratoga Race Course will receive a new series of purse increases the New York Racing Association, Inc. announced Sunday.

“NYRA is committed to supporting and enhancing the New York-bred program now and in the future,” said Frank Gabriel, NYRA SVP of Racing Operations. “These purse increases reflect the sustained growth of the New York-bred marketplace while also rewarding owners already invested in the program.”

The purse for registered New York-breds running in select open-company races will be 30 percent higher than the purse offered for non-New York-breds. Additionally, New York State Breeding Fund Owner Awards (NYSBFOA) and breeder awards will be paid on top of the 30 percent additional purse for registered New York-breds.

“The opportunity for registered New York-breds to compete for elevated purses in select open company conditions during the Saratoga meet, along with increases in breeder and open company awards provided by the New York State Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund reflect the commitment by New York's respective thoroughbred racing stakeholders in continuing to elevate the New York-bred program,” said Najja Thompson, New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. (NYTB) Executive Director. “We are confident much of the money earned from these purse increases will be reinvested in New York-breds, starting with the Fasig-Tipton New York-bred Select Yearlings Sale in August at Saratoga.”

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Valiant Force Sets Sights on Breeders’ Cup

Amo Racing's longshot G2 Norfolk S. winner Valiant Force (Malibu Moon) will target the G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, trainer Adrian Murray revealed. The colt has already secured a spot in the starting gate at Santa Anita Park in California on Nov. 3 as the race was a Breeders' Cup Challenge Series qualifier for the Future Stars Friday card.

“He's probably going to be aimed at the Breeders' Cup now in November,” Murray said. “He will more than likely run before then but having talked to the owner he is keen to go there, so that will be our big target for him.

“He's a horse with a lot of speed, so I would say we will stick to five furlongs for the time being.”

Murray sent out three runners during the Royal Ascot meeting, including Bucanero Fuerte (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), who was third in the G2 Coventry S. He is also owned by Amo Racing.

“He's a really nice horse and I think he's going to be a really good horse down the road, there's lots of improvement to come from him yet,” Murray said. “He might go for a Group One at the Curragh, but we will need to sit down and have a discussion. He's entered for a couple of Group Ones but it might be the Phoenix Stakes for him. He's entered in all the good races anyway, but we're not going to rush him though.”

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Veteran Set Piece Takes Aim On Second Wise Dan Win

Juddmonte's 7-year-old homebred Set Piece was victorious two years ago in the $400,000 Wise Dan Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs and will attempt for a second score in Saturday's 34th edition of the 1 1/16-mile turf contest at Ellis Park.

The Wise Dan Stakes was carded as Race 9 of 11 with a post time of 3:55 p.m. (CT). Saturday's stellar Stephen Foster Day program features six stakes contests headlined by the $1 million Stephen Foster (G1) as Race 10. The other stakes events on the program are the $400,000 Fleur de Lis (G2), the $225,000 American Derby (Listed), the $225,000 Kelly's Landing (Listed) and the $225,000 Tepin.

Set Piece, trained by Brad Cox, arrived stateside in 2020 and has since been victorious in seven stakes contests including the 2021 Wise Dan. Set Piece's 2023 campaign began on May 4 at Churchill Downs when he finished third in the Opening Verse (Listed). One month later he returned in the $225,000 Arlington Stakes (G3) at the Louisville oval where he rallied from six lengths off the pace to beat Get Smokin by one length. Jockey Florent Geroux, who has ridden Set Piece in 14 of his 27 lifetime starts, will have the return call in the Wise Dan and break from post No. 8.

Get Smokin will attempt to avenge his Arlington defeat in the Wise Dan. Owned by Ironhorse Racing Stable, BlackRidge Stables, T-N-T Equine Holdings and Saratoga Seven Racing Partners, Six-year-old Get Smokin is a multiple graded stakes winner for trainer Mark Casse. Among the accolades on Get Smokin's resume includes victories in the Hill Prince (G2) and Tampa Bay Stakes (G3). Get Smokin will be ridden by Ricardo Santana Jr. from post 4.

The complete field from the rail out (with jockey and trainer):

1. Harlan Estate (Declan Cannon, Whit Beckman)

2. Tut's Revenge (Francisco Arrieta, Shea Stuart)

3. Camp Hope (Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek)

4. Get Smokin (Ricardo Santana Jr., Mark Casse)

5. Play Action Pass (Tyler Gaffaione, Robert Medina)

6. Kittansett (Cristian Torres, Paulo Lobo)

7. Cowboy Justice (GB) (James Graham, Conor Murphy)

8. Set Piece (GB) (Florent Geroux, Brad Cox)

9. Stitched (Marcelino Pedroza Jr., Gregory Foley)

10. Hozier (Julien Leparoux, Rodolphe Brisset)

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