Casner Racing LP's Soul Sacrifice stalked the early pace before seizing the lead in late stretch to win the $50,000 Jim Thorpe Stakes on Friday at Remington Park and become the first stakes winner for Oklahoma sire Home of the Brave.
An unraced 10-year-old son of Tiznow out of stakes winner Well Dressed, by Notebook, Home of the Brave is a full brother to Well Armed, a gelding best known for his win in the 2009 Dubai World Cup (G1) by a record-breaking 14 lengths. Also a Grade 1 winner in the United States, Well Armed amassed career earnings of nearly $5.2 million.
Home of the Brave stands at Caines Stallion Station near Wynnewood, Okla.
In the Jim Thorpe, Soul Sacrifice skimmed the rail under jockey Jose Alvarez coming down the stretch, squeezing inside pacesetter and runner-up Eakly and kicking on for the win.
The 3-year-old gelding out of the Super Saver mare Dulces Suenos scored by 1 1/4 lengths in the one-mile race for 3-year-old Oklahoma-breds. He returned $8.60 for the win after finishing the trip in 1:39.30 on a muddy (sealed) track.
Soul Sacrifice, who is trained by Shawn Davis, earned $30,000 for Casner Racing and was bred in the name of Susan Casner. He has won half of his eight starts this year and improved his overall record five wins from 11 career starts and $99,079 in purse earnings.
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