Month: August 2023

Tabeguache Edges Cox Stablemate Slip Mahoney In St. Louis Derby

Jeff Drown's Tabeguache posted an 8-1 upset over his Brad Cox stablemate, Slip Mahoney, the 8-5 favorite, in Saturday night's $250,000 St. Louis Derby presented by FanDuel Sportsbook at the former Fairmount Park in Collinsville, Ill.

Ridden by Emmanuel Esquivel, the 3-year-old colt by Into Mischief, came from just off the pace on a muddy track to score the narrow victory, covering 1 1/16 miles in 1:46.42. He paid $18.20 as the longest shot in a field of five 3-year-olds. Seven were originally entered, but Hayes Strike was withdrawn early and Shouldaboughtdabar was a late scratch after refusing to be loaded into the starting gate.

The victory was the third in a row from five starts for Tabeguache and his first in an added-money contest. Bred in Kentucky by Drown's Kindred Stables, the St. Louis Derby winner was produced from the More Than Ready mare, More Mojo.

Billy Jack and Cristian Torres set the pace, going the opening quarter mile in 25.03, the half in :49.34 and six furlongs in 1:14.21. Slip Mahoney took command on the turn for home, but Tabeguache engaged his stable mate in the final furlong and just got up. Denington, trained by Ken McPeek, finished third, followed by Billy Jack and Carcano.

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Anarchist Earns Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Berth With Pat O’Brien Victory

Handled perfectly by old pro Ramon Vazquez, Ilium Stables' Anarchist stayed closed early, then took over at the top of the stretch and went on to a 1 3/4-length victory Saturday afternoon at Del Mar in the Grade 2, $252,500 Pat O'Brien Stakes.

The 4-year-old colt by Distorted Humor ran the seven-furlong distance in 1:23.21 and took down a first prize of $150,000 to push his bankroll to $460,508. In 12 lifetime starts, Anarchist has been either first or second in 10 of them. His only previous graded stakes victory came in the Grade 3 Jacques Cartier Stakes at Woodbine when saddled by Josie Carroll.Anaraadadfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf

Finishing second in the dash was B-4 Farms' Bye Bye Bobby, who closed from far back to best the 9-year-old C Z Rocket – owned by Altamira Racing Stable and partners – by a length. This was C Z Rocket's fourth go in the O'Brien and he now has a first, a second and a third in the stakes.

Anarchist picked up an invitation to the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile with his tally, assuring himself a spot in the starting gate for the $1,000,000 race at Santa Anita on Nov. 4 with all fees paid as part of their “Win and You're In” program.

The bay colt is trained by Doug O'Neill and went favored in the 10-horse lineup. He returned $7.00.

Once again the track's popular Pick 6 was not hit and its carryover climbed to $255,282 for Sunday's card. First post for the 10-race program will be 2 p.m.

RAMON VAZQUEZ (Anarchist, winner) – “He was good today; full of run. I took a little hold on him and he was fine with it. Then when I asked him, he really went. He was a runner today.”

DOUG O'NEILL (Anarchist, winner) – “We loved when they drew the race and he was on the outside. Ramon saved a lot of energy and he got good position. Angelo and James, the owners of the horse, we all wanted to try and make the finish line the quarter pole. If you can win the quarter pole, you've got a chance to win. He doesn't have a big stretch run but he grinds it out and we were hoping if he was leading turning for home we'd have a big chance and it worked out perfectly.”

FRACTIONS:  :21.49  :44.44  1:09.66  1:23.21

The stakes score was the third of the meet for rider Vazquez and the first for trainer O'Neill.

This was rider Vazquez' first victory in the Pat O'Brien, but his seventh stakes win overall at Del Mar.

This was trainer O'Neill's second win in the O'Brien (the other was with Goldencents in 2014). He now has 45 stakes victories at Del Mar.

The horse is owned by Ilium Stables, which is the nom de course for Angelo Freda from Connecticut.

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Anarchist Punches Breeders’ Cup Ticket Via Del Mar’s Pat O’Brien

Seven times second in his 11 previous trips to the post and still eligible for a second-level allowance, Anarchist (Distorted Humor) earned an all-expenses-paid berth into the field for this year's GI BigAss Fans Dirt Mile with a hard-fought success in Saturday's GII Pat O'Brien S. at Del Mar.

Beaten for speed from his high draw, Anarchist settled about four paths off the rail and in centerfield as Brickyard Ride (Clubhouse Ride) and Vivir Con Alegria (Chi) (Flyer {Chi}) matched motors through a sizzling opening quarter that was posted in :21.49. The well-backed Spirit of Makena (Ghostzapper) came after Brickyard Ride with a two-wide run around the turn, but Anarchist had the move covered and moved simultaneously three deep before poking his head in front nearing the stretch. Shoved over onto his correct lead by Ramon Vazquez at the eighth pole, Anarchist opened a clear advantage and held sway late as Bye Bye Bobby (Quality Road) flashed home from a distant last. C Z Rocket (City Zip) was third.

Anarchist joined the Doug O'Neill barn this past winter, having broken his maiden at Ellis Park for Chris Davis last summer, and was second in his first four outings for the barn, including the GIII San Simeon S. sprinting down the hill Mar. 5 and the Apr. 22 GIII Kona Gold S. on the main track. A 3/4-length winner of the GIII Jacques Cartier S. at Woodbine May 13, the bay was runner-up to champion Elite Power (Curlin) in the GII True North S. at Belmont June 10 and again in this track's GI Bing Crosby S. July 29.

Pedigree Notes:

Anarchist is one of five winners from six to race out of a multiple stakes-placed daughter of Win With a Wink, a stakes winner in New York-bred restricted company. Vicarious Won was sold for $20,000 in foal to Runhappy at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale, and the resulting produce–a filly named Won Happy Mama–broke her maiden at first asking by 5 1/2 lengths in an Iowa-bred maiden at Prairie Meadows July 31. Vicarious Won has a yearling filly by Kantharos and was bred to Blame this season.

Saturday, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
PAT O'BRIEN S.-GII, $252,500, Del Mar, 8-26, 3yo/up, 7f, 1:23.21, ft.
1–ANARCHIST, 121, c, 4, by Distorted Humor
                1st Dam: Vicarious Won (MSP, $138,339), by Elusive Quality
                2nd Dam: Win With a Wink, by Dixieland Band
                3rd Dam: With a Wink, by Clever Trick
($75,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-Ilium Stables, LLC; B-Centaur Farms, Inc. (KY); T-Doug F. O'Neill; J-Ramon A. Vazquez. $150,000. Lifetime Record: GISP-US, GSW-Can, 12-3-7-0, $460,508. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Bye Bye Bobby, 121, c, 4, Quality Road–Revel in the Win, by Red Bullet. ($870,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-B4 Farms, LLC; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Todd W. Fincher. $50,000.
3–C Z Rocket, 121, g, 9, City Zip–Successful Sarah, by Successful Appeal. ($800,000 2yo '16 OBSOPN). O-Altamira Racing Stable, Madaket Stables LLC and Tom Kagele; B-Farm III Enterprises (FL); T-Peter Miller. $30,000.
Margins: 3/4, 1, 1 3/4. Odds: 2.50, 33.40, 15.60.
Also Ran: Sir Atticus, Spirit of Makena, Hoist the Gold, Moose Mitchell, Brickyard Ride, Vivir Con Alegria (Chi), Go Joe Won. Scratched: Visitant.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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