Flatter’s Stonewall Star Wires The Key Cents S.

A 4 1/2-length winner against state-bred fillies at second asking Sept. 22, Stonewall Star returned to take on the boys last time out, coming in a game third beaten only a length behind Acoustic Ave (Maclean's Music) and GSP Andiamo a Firenze (Speightstown) in the New York Breeders' Futurity at the Finger Lakes Oct. 17. Back against her own gender Saturday as the heavy 2-5 choice, Stonewall Star wasted no time getting to the front, establishing the early lead from the first strides.  With over a length in hand through the opening half in :47.59, she turned for home a path off the rail and drew off under a drive to keep Weekend Rags behind her, cruising home much the best to win by open daylight.

“She moved forward off that race at Finger Lakes,” said winning trainer Horacio De Paz. “I wanted her to get involved in the race, but she broke sharp today. I don't know if that was by mistake; maybe getting settled in the gate a little bit, but she got great position early on.”

The second stakes winner and last reported foal produced out of a half-sister to GISP Pinch Pie (Victory Gallop), Stonewall Star hails back to GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner Volponi. (Cryptoclearance). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

KEY CENTS S., $100,000, Aqueduct, 11-20, (S), 2yo, f, 6f, 1:13.48, ft.
1–STONEWALL STAR, 122, f, 2, by Flatter
                1st Dam: Jonata, by Proud Citizen
                2nd Dam: Romp and Stomp, by Olympio
                3rd Dam: Prom Knight, by Sir Harry Lewis
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Barry K. Schwartz; B-Stonewall Farm
(NY); T-Horacio De Paz; J-Jose L. Ortiz. $55,000. Lifetime
Record: 4-2-1-1, $130,808. *Full to La Fuerza, MSW, $261,610.
2–Weekend Rags, 120, f, 2, Street Boss–Weekend, by
Henny Hughes. ($30,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-NY Final Furlong Racing Stable & WLIR Racing Stables;
B-Sebastian Murat, Kelly & Paul Zanella (NY); T-Jorge R. Abreu.
$20,000.
3–Security Code, 122, f, 2, Frosted–Stopspendingmaria, by
Montbrook. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-WellSpring Stables;
B-Rockridge Stud, LLC, Ascendant Farms, LLC & Godolphin
(NY); T-Philip M. Serpe. $12,000.
Margins: 4, NK, 6. Odds: 0.45, 3.90, 6.70.
Also Ran: Dream On Cara, Three Unions, Small Pebbles.

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Insight Outcomes: ‘Rising Star’ Andiamo a Firenze is the Whole Package

With runners this week from New York to Kentucky and in between hailing from exceptional families, Insights was treated to a 'Rising Star' performance and other top-notch victories ready to fire the imagination. It's a good bet a number of these winners–and even those whose debuts weren't quite as fruitful on first attempt–will be heard from again.

THURSDAY'S INSIGHTS: Full to Good Magic Debuts at Belmont

4th-Belmont, $90,000, Msw, 6-2, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10.98, my, 2 1/4 lengths.

Third time was a charm for the gelded CAPONE (g, 3, Classic Empire–Hit the Limit, by Uncle Mo), who splashed home on top at the expense of For Good (Curlin), champion Good Magic's full-brother. Favored, green, and fourth in the mud, the Stonestreet-bred For Good went for $800,000 as a Keeneland September yearling and shares a third dam with last year's champion female sprinter Ce Ce (Elusive Quality). Don't count out For Good; Good Magic didn't break his maiden until his third start, which just happened to be the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and sired his first winner as a first-crop stallion on Churchill's Thursday card. For his part, Capone was a $400,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-old purchase by Solis/Litt after working in :10.2. His granddam is a half to 2005 GI Kentucky Oaks winner and $3.3-million Fasig-Tipton November star Summerly (Summer Squall). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

FRIDAY'S INSIGHTS: Firenze Fire Half-Brother Debuts at Belmont Park

1st-Belmont, $75,000, (S), Msw, 6-3, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04.27, sy, 4 lengths.

Ticking all the boxes is ANDIAMO A FIRENZE (c, 2, Speightstown–My Every Wish, by Langfuhr), who is everything you want in a 2-year-old: out of a Grade I producer, by a consistently brilliant sire, and christened a 'TDN Rising Star' on debut. A homebred for Ron Lombardi's Mr Amore Stables, Andiamo a Firenze led throughout, eased up well before the wire, and was still much the best. The sky's the limit for this Kelly Breen trainee, who is the 23rd runner by Speightstown to be named a 'Rising Star'. His granddam is a full-sister to Broodmare of the Year Oatsee (Unbridled), a mare responsible for Classic winner Shackleford (Forestry), GI Alabama S. winner Lady Joanne (Orientate), and two other graded winners. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

7th-Churchill Downs, $128,300, Alw (NW3L)/Opt. Clm ($100,000), 6-3, 3yo, 7f, 1:20.62, ft, 5 1/4 lengths.

There were some returning stars in this optional allowance Friday, but it was CONAGHER (c, 3, Jimmy Creed–You Should Be Here, by Niagara Causeway), a last-out, 6 3/4-length Keeneland winner with a 97 Beyer, who led from the break and stole the show by daylight. A Fasig-Tipton October yearling buy at $9,000, the Michael A. Tomlinson runner is out of a mare who sold three times–as a weanling, a yearling, and a 2-year-old–for an aggregate $25,300. Winchell homebred Gunite (Gun Runner), victor in last year's GI Hopeful S. and making his first start as a sophomore after eight months away, was the runner-up, while January's GIII Lecomte S. winner Call Me Midnight (Midnight Lute) continued to flounder in his third start since and finished fourth of five. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

SATURDAY'S INSIGHTS: The Urban Sea Influence on American Shores

5th-Gulfstream, $50,000, Msw, 6-4, 3yo/up, 1mT

The much-anticipated debut of TYPHOON LAGOON (c, 3, Kitten's Joy–My Typhoon {Ire}, by Giant's Causeway) will have to wait, as Gulfstream was forced to cancel the weekend's racing due to Tropical Storm Alex. A runner on this side of the pond whose GISW dam is a half-sister to Galileo (Ire) and Sea The Stars (Ire)? Yes, please!

3rd-Churchill Downs, $121,854, Msw, 6-4, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:23.32, ft, 1 length.

Debuting Gunning (Gun Runner)–a Grandview Equine homebred out of 2014 'TDN Rising Star' Puca (Big Brown)–was an excellent closing runner-up to COLORFUL MISCHIEF (f, 3, Into Mischief–Color Me Flying, by Distorted Humor). Gunning had sold in utero with her dam for $475,000 at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. Colorful Mischief, who debuted on Oaks Day with a bothered third, tracked and rallied here for a brave and hard-fought trip to the winner's circle. Her granddam is an A.P. Indy half-sister to champion Storm Flag Flying (Storm Cat), making Colorful Mischief a great-great-granddaughter of the incomparable champion and Broodmare of the Year Personal Ensign (Private Account). St. Elias Stable picked her up as a $300,000 yearling at Fasig-Tipton Kentucky. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

4th-Monmouth, $56,925, Msw, 6-4, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10.94, ft, 4 1/4 lengths.

Don Alberto homebred PASS AND STOW (c, 3, Medaglia d'Oro–Paola Queen {GISW, $431,490}, by Flatter) registered as nice a debut as you'd like to see, setting challenged fractions before pulling clear late for a decisive victory. He didn't sell on a trip through the ring, being bought back for $100,000 at Keeneland September, but his dam has set off sales fireworks more than once. Winner of the 2016 GI Test S., Paola Queen sold at Keeneland November that same year for $1.7 million, then brought the same amount at the same sale a year later, where she was acquired by Don Alberto. Pass and Stow is her first foal; her second is a 2-year-old Into Mischief colt who topped last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale when selling to Coolmore's M.V. Magnier for $2.6 million. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

SUNDAY'S INSIGHTS: Godolphin Unveils Bernardini Filly At Belmont

4th-Belmont, $90,000, Msw, 6-5, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:12.24, ft, 3/4 length.

Comebacking UNION LAKE (f, 3, Speightster–Donnatale, by Tale of the Cat) weakened late when unveiled last October and has been on the bench ever since, but shook off the rust with a tenacious win after battling with highlighted Amaretti (Bernardini). The Steven Schoenfeld-owned Union Lake was picked up by Tonja Terranova for $55,000 as a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling. Amaretti, who briefly had the lead in the lane after showcasing her inexperience early, lost the stretch brawl to finish a good second. A homebred for Godolphin, Amaretti is a half to 2021 GII Lexus Raven Run S. winner Caramel Swirl (Union Rags), while her unraced dam is a half to MGISW Frosted (Tapit). Champion Midshipman (Unbridled's Song) is a half to her GSW granddam. Also debuting in this race was Quotabelle (Distorted Humor), a granddaughter of Hall of Famer Ashado (Saint Ballado), who fetched $325,000 as a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky yearling. After hustling early, she tired to be seventh. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

10th-Churchill Downs, $121,905, Msw, 6-5, 3yo/up, 7f, 1:21.06, ft, 9 lengths.

Our last highlighted race of the week was the final at Churchill Sunday, where ELITE POWER (c, 4, Curlin–Broadway's Alibi {MGSW & GISP, $521,500}, by Vindication)–who was third in the 'TDN Rising Star' performance of Strobe (Into Mischief) on Derby Day–turned in a tour de force of his own. A subject of Insights on debut last fall, Elite Power may have taken a while to get going, but he'd improved with every start and finally put it all together with a geared-down domination. His MGSW dam was second in the 2012 GI Kentucky Oaks and hails from the same family as 2011 GI Florida Derby winner Dialed In (Mineshaft). Elite Power was a $900,000 Keeneland September purchase who races for Juddmonte. Featured in Insights was Godolphin homebred Concerted (Hard Spun), who broke slowest of all, came on well, looked to brush with a rival in the stretch, and was a fine third for a first start. His unraced dam–a full to GSW & MGISP Penwith (Bernardini)–has already produced MGSW Shared Sense (Street Sense). Her dam was the late MGISW Composure (Touch Gold), a $3.6-million Godolphin purchase at Keeneland November in 2003. Click for the Equibase.com chart lain or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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TDN Snippets: Week of May 30-June 5

It was a pretty quiet racing week here, so this installment of snippets is a little European-centric. We hope you find it interesting.

The Mind Boggles…

Tuesday's win in the G1 Cazoo Oaks at Epsom gave Aidan O'Brien a record 41st British Classic winner, including 10 wins in the Oaks. Tuesday was also the 94th Group 1 winner for her sire, Galileo and the second Oaks heroine and third Classic winner for her dam, Lillie Langtry (following Minding and Empress Josephine). Coolmore/Ballydoyle's stats never cease to amaze.

Pletch Being Pletch…

The Todd Pletcher-trained Emmanuel is one of 51 Northern Hemisphere graded/group winners (106 overall) for the ever-present international powerhouse More Than Ready. Pletcher, of course, also trained More Than Ready to victory in the GI King's Bishop at Saratoga, 22 years ago!

Caveat Emptor?…

Richard Brown of Blandford Bloodstock picked up the G1 Cazoo Derby winner, Desert Crown, for 280,000gns ($368,734 using today's exchange rate) at Tattersalls Book 2 for owner Saeed Suhail. His breeder, Strawberry Fields Stud, had actually promoted the son of Nathaniel as a future Classic winner when selling him as a yearling in 2020. It pays to keep an eye on those TDN ads!

100 Years And Counting…

One hundred years on from the late Aga Khan III's initial foray into European racing, the internationally-renowned operation celebrated a Classic victory Sunday as Vadeni dominated the G1 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) at Chantilly. It was also a first Group 1 victory for Coolmore stallion Churchill, from his first crop, highlighting the Aga Khan's belief in using the most suitable stallion for each individual mating, regardless of where they stand.

The Rising Star Machine…

Andiamo a Firenze was named the latest 'TDN Rising Star', and is the 23rd son/daughter of Speightstown to claim that honor. Echo Town, Charlatan, Sharing, and Munnings are also all on that particular roll of honor for WinStar's finest.

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Well-Related Speightstown Firster a New ‘Rising Star’

Andiamo a Firenze (c, 2, Speightstown–My Every Wish, by Langfuhr) bossed what appeared on paper to be a well above-average group of state-bred maidens to become the newest 'TDN Rising Star' for his outstanding WinStar Farm-based stallion.

A close relation to connections' GISW Firenze Fire–by Speightstown's son Poseidon's Warrior ($2,730,350)–the Mr Amore homebred was away like a shot from the inside stall and set a strong pace in advance of the debuting and well-backed filly Danseur d'Oro (Bolt d'Oro), covering the opening quarter in :22.49 over a sloppy main track. Cruising along comfortably as they neared the stretch, Andiamo a Firenze was asked for a bit of a sprint passing the three-sixteeenths marker, widened to lead by about five with time ticking away and went on to score by four eased-down lengths. Fellow firster Miracle Mike (Goldencents) took some time to find his footing, but began to hit his best stride leaving the quarter pole and finished with good energy at the fence to be a promising second. Andiamo a Firenze is the 23rd 'Rising Star' for Speightstown.

Andiamo a Firenze is bred on a cross over Danzig-line stallions responsible for three of Speightstown's 24 worldwide Grade I/Group 1 winners, namely Jersey Town and Mozu Superflare (out of mares by Belong to Me) and Seek Again (Danehill). My Every Wish is the dam of Firenze Fire's 3-year-old full-brother Just Leo, a yearling full-brother named Fuji Fire and a filly foal by Honest Mischief. The colt's third dam is responsible for Broodmare of the Year Oatsee (Unbridled), whose produce includes MGISW Shackleford, GISW Lady Joanne, MGSWs Baghdaria and Afleeting Lady and SW & MGSP Stephanoatsee.

1st-Belmont, $75,000, (S), Msw, 6-3, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04.27, sy, 4 lengths.
ANDIAMO A FIRENZE, c, 2, by Speightstown
1st Dam: My Every Wish, by Langfuhr
2nd Dam: Mille Lacs, by Unbridled
3rd Dam: With Every Wish, by Lear Fan
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $41,250. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. Click for the free Equineline.com catalog-style pedigree.
O/B-Mr Amore Stable (NY); T-Kelly J Breen.

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