Susan Moulton's Andthewinneris came flying late to win the GII Castle & Key Bourbon S. at Keeneland Sunday, leading home an exacta for his freshman sire while also becoming the Mill Ridge stallion's first stakes winner. The 4-1 shot broke from the far outside in the field of 12, angled over and settled near the back of the field. Still some 10 lengths back approaching the stretch, the bay made eye-catching progress leaving the turn and closed stoutly down the center of the course, hitting the front at midstretch and striding clear in stakes record time.
“100% [I thought he would turn in a winning performance],” said winning trainer Wayne Catalano. “The way the horse was training, I thought we were going to win the race. Obviously, it's horse racing and anything can happen, but I go in thinking we can win. The horses feel it. Everything went like I planned. Today we had pace and everything came together like it should. When you make a plan and everything comes together, it's a great time.”
The Bourbon victory awarded Andthewinneris an automatic berth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.
“He was born on my farm,” said owner/breeder Susan Moulton, who was winning her second graded race of the young Keeneland meet following Manny Wah's victory in the G2 Stoll Kennon Ogden Phoenix S. Friday. “I just bought my farm four years ago. Got my farm manager here, my husband [Shane Sellers], my trainer. We're so happy. What a beautiful race. And I'm still proud of 'Manny' from Friday.”
Andthewinneris became the first winner for his freshman sire Oscar Performance (by Kitten's Joy) when he captured his 5 1/2-furlong debut over the Keeneland lawn in April. Trying the main track in his next start, he was a well-beaten third behind Gulfport in the July 4 Bashford Manor S. Back on the turf and stretching out to 1 1/16 miles, he was outkicked when third as the favorite in the Aug. 31 GIII With Anticipation S. at Saratoga last time out.
Pedigree Notes:
A four-time Grade I winner, Oscar Performance now has 11 first-crop winners. With Deer District's runner-up effort, the stallion has three graded-placed runners, in addition to his graded winner Andthewinneris. His daughter G Laurie was third in the GI Natalma S. and his son Lachaise was third in the GIII Pilgrim S.
Acquired by Moulton for $30,000 at the 2018 Keeneland November sale, Run Like the Boss, in foal to Cupid, sold for $20,000 at last year's Keeneland November sale. Her now yearling colt by Enticed sold at that same sale for $42,000. The mare produced a filly by Cupid this spring and was bred back to Raging Bull (Fr).
Andthewinneris's third dam, Santona, produced 2003 GIII Pennsylvania Derby winner Grand Hombre (Grand Slam).
Sunday, Keeneland
CASTLE & KEY BOURBON S.-GII, $348,125, Keeneland, 10-9, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:41.27, fm.
1–ANDTHEWINNERIS, 118, c, 2, by Oscar Performance
              1st Dam: Run Like the Boss, by Scat Daddy
              2nd Dam: Seekitana, by Unbridled's Song
              3rd Dam: Santona (Chi), by Winning
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($67,000
RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP). O/B-Susan Moulton (KY); T-Wayne M.
Catalano; J-Flavien Prat. $198,013. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-2,
$282,243. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or the
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2–Deer District, 118, c, 2, Oscar Performance–Eagle Sound,
by Fusaichi Pegasus. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($140,000
Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Bakster Farm LLC; B-Springhouse Farm,
Vision TBs, Bruce Pieratt & Patricia Pieratt (KY); T-Dale L.
Romans. $63,875.
3–Really Good, 118, c, 2, Hard Spun–Means Well, by Smart
Strike. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($130,000 RNA Ylg '21
KEESEP; $125,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR). O-Paradise Farms Corp.,
David Staudacher, & Jason Ash; B-Colts Neck Stables LLC
(KY); T-Michael J. Maker. $31,938.
Margins: 2 3/4, 3/4, HF. Odds: 4.09, 5.28, 7.25.
Also Ran: Rarified Flair, Our Dream Rye'd, Boppy O, Reckoning Force, Accident, B Minor, Gigante, Panama (GB), Hendrickson. Scratched: General Jim, Mendel's Secret, Oscar Award, Zaici.
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