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First Samurai Filly Glides Home at Kentucky Downs

Duly favored after an easy two-length win going 1 1/16 miles at Saratoga on debut July 23, she made the jump up to black-type company look easy at Kentucky Downs Monday. Well off the pace while saving ground against the fence, she continued to rate patiently at the half-mile mark in :48.23. Set down for the drive and shifted out to the center of the course through the long Kentucky Downs stretch, the chestnut seized command inside the final 300 yards and quickly put the race to bed, winning with ears pricked. Flown was best of the rest in second.

Plum Ali is the 28th black-type winner for her Claiborne Farm-based sire. She is followed by fillies by Lemon Drop Kid in 2019 and a full-sister this term. For next year her dam, a half-sister to Grade III winner Meribel (Peaks And Valleys), was covered by Mastery.

MINT JUVENILE FILLIES S., $462,400, Kentucky Downs, 9-7, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.74, fm.
1–PLUM ALI, 120, f, 2, by First Samurai
                1st Dam: Skipping, by Stroll
                2nd Dam: Count to Six, by Saratoga Six
                3rd Dam: Countess Aura, by Halo
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. ($65,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-Michael
Dubb, Madaket Stables LLC & Bethlehem Stables LLC; B-Stone
Farm (KY); T-Christophe Clement; J-Tyler Gaffalione. $291,400.
Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $331,000.
2–Flown, 118, f, 2, Kitten’s Joy–Rumbaua, by Bernstein.
($90,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP; $90,000 2yo ’20 OBSAPR). O-Marc
Detampel; B-John R Cummins & Kenneth L & Sarah K Ramsey
(KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh. $56,400.
3–Oliviaofthedesert, 120, f, 2, Bernardini–Queenie’s Song, by
Unbridled’s Song. ($320,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-Susan
Moulton; B-Timber Town Stable LLC & Jane Winegardner (KY);
T-Kenneth G. McPeek. $47,000.
Margins: 2 3/4, NK, NK. Odds: 1.20, 12.30, 11.90.
Also Ran: Cecile’s Chapter, Beautiful Star, Dream Quist, Yogurt, Sunshine City, Stephanies Jewel, Long Monday, Maci’s Jamming. Scratched: Ava’s Grace, Blissful Change, Royal Approval.
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Mischievous Dream Lands Sorority in Dramatic Fashion for Into Mischief

The stellar weekend for Spendthrift Farm stalwart Into Mischief continued with a new stakes winner in Monmouth’s Sorority S. Monday.

Unveiled against New York-breds sprinting at Saratoga, Mischievous Dream closed to win by a length July 19, but could only manage fourth after a wide trip over course and distance in the Bolton Landing S. there Aug. 19. Stepped up to a mile for the first time, the third choice sidled over to the rail and settled in midpack in the full field behind splits of :23.20 and :48.37. Catching all the breaks, she began to make inroads with a quarter mile to travel and was just off the first flight and building momentum when a hole close directly in front of her. Forced to check sharply, jockey Joe Bravo angled her farther out asked her to re-engage the afterburners and she dove in between rivals to win as much the best, showing a sharp burst of acceleration in the process.

“I thought she was very impressive,” said trainer Christophe Clement. “She scared me at the eighth pole [when Bravo had to check severely]. I didn’t know she was good enough to overcome that and make it to the wire first. But I guess she is.”

“We always thought she was a nice filly. She broke her maiden impressively and we saw that she was better than she had done in her last start. She was training very well at Saratoga. That’s why we were trying to be a bit more ambitious with her and it worked out today.”

The 78th black-type winner for her sire, who sired 2020 GI Kentucky Derby hero Authentic Saturday, Mischievous Dream is second winner from five runners for her dual-winning dam. Just Livin a Dream foaled a filly by Practical Joke this year and was bred back to Disco Partner. The winner is a half-sister to the Leroidesanimaux (Brz) gelding Keepthedreamalive, who was SP. Second dam Princesa’s Passion is the dam of MGISW Presious Passion (Royal Anthem), known for his frontrunning tactics, good for two wins in one of Monmouth’s signature races, the GI United Nations S.

SORORITY S., $112,000, Monmouth, 9-7, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:38.98, fm.
1–MISCHIEVOUS DREAM, 118, f, 2, by Into Mischief
                1st Dam: Just Livin a Dream, by Trippi
                2nd Dam: Princesa’s Passion, by Marquetry
                3rd Dam: Sizzlin Sunshine, by Sunshine Forever
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O/B-Patricia A. Generazio (NY);
T-Christophe Clement; J-Joe Bravo. $60,000. Lifetime Record:
3-2-0-0, $99,200.
2–Invincible Gal (GB), 120, f, 2, Invincible Spirit (Ire)–Alsindi
(Ire), by Acclamation (GB). (200,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT).
O-Michael J. Ryan, Jeff Drown & Team Hanley; B-Rabbah
Bloodstock Limited (GB); T-H. Graham Motion. $20,000.
3–Tic Tic Tic Boom, 120, f, 2, Hit It a Bomb–Miss Dolan’s Rose,
by Judge T C. ($4,500 RNA Ylg ’19 FTKOCT). O-Timory Ridall;
B-Anita Nesser & BHMFR, LLC (KY); T-Alan Bedard. $10,000.
Margins: HF, HF, HF. Odds: 3.70, 1.60, 129.90.
Also Ran: Stellar Grace, Little Nutter, Flying Aletha, Sky Proposal, Miss Wild, Cilla, Social Exclusion, Tiz Ferguson, Unrequited Love. Scratched: My Beautiful Belle.
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A ‘Remarkable Horse,’ 9-Year-Old Gelding Pure Sensation Retired

Patricia Generazio's homebred Pure Sensation, a 9-year-old Zensational gelding, was retired following a seventh-place finish in Saturday's Grade 3 Troy at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Out of the Disco Rico mare Pure Disco, the popular grey retires with a record of 38-14-5-7 and purse earnings of $2,004,050.

“He's been amazingly consistent over the years. He was a very fast horse from the beginning and he will be a tough guy to replace,” said trainer Christophe Clement. “He was a very straightforward horse and very kind. He traveled all over the country. He ran last year in the Breeders' Cup and was the favorite in the race. It's extraordinary how long he lasted at the top level. It's a credit to Mr. and Mrs. Generazio and their breeding program.”

A multiple graded-stakes winner, Pure Sensation enjoyed tremendous success at Parx where he captured the Grade 3 Parx Dash three times [2016-17, 2019] and the Grade 3 Turf Monster on four occasions [2015, 2017-19].

Pure Sensation graduated at third asking in October 2013 at Belmont Park and was stakes placed twice in a productive juvenile campaign. He notched his first stakes win in the 2014 Quick Call at Saratoga and made the grade in September 2015 when taking his first Turf Monster.

In June 2016, Pure Sensation bested his fellow Generazio homebred and eventual stablemate Disco Partner by a neck in the Grade 3 Jaipur at Belmont. A year later, Disco Partner, this time under the care of Clement, turned the tables on Pure Sensation with a neck win in the 2017 Jaipur.

“What's special about the two of them is that they helped each other,” said Clement's son and assistant, Miguel. “One would be on the lead, and the other would be closing.”

Pure Sensation and Disco Partner would square off on seven occasions, with the latter earning a 3-2 edge on wins. Disco Partner was retired to stand at Rockridge Stud in Hudson, New York at the end of last season.

Clement noted the two long-standing gray turf sprinters will be missed on the track, but he said Pure Sensation may get to enjoy a new career at the racetrack.

“I'm not sure what Mr. Generazio would like to do yet, whether he wants him retired to the farm or if we can use him as a pony at the track because he would be a very popular pony if I can take him with us to Payson Park,” said Clement. “He's a remarkable horse. He was a stakes horse as a 2-year-old and he competed for seven years. This year I couldn't get him back to form but he is healthy and sound and he looks well.”

Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables and Bethlehem Stables' Shekky Shebaz was elevated to second after being interfered with in the stretch run of the Troy by Imprimis, who was disqualified from the top slot and placed third.

Shekky Shebaz finished third in the Wolf Hill at Monmouth Park in his first start since being transferred to Clement's care and the veteran conditioner, currently tied for most wins [15] with Todd Pletcher at the Spa summer meet, said he was pleased with the 5-year-old Cape Blanco gelding's effort.

“He ran well. It was a better race than his first time with us Monmouth,” said Clement. “He finished very well. He got in trouble but still he was game and he tried. As long as he keeps going up, the Lucky Coin at the end of the meet would be a logical spot for him.”

The $85,000 Lucky Coin, a 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint for 4-year-olds and upward is slated for September 6.

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Multimillionaire Turf Sprinter Pure Sensation Retired

Patricia Generazio’s homebred 9-year-old gelding Pure Sensation (Zensational–Purse Disco, by Disco Rico) was retired following a seventh-place finish in Saturday’s GIII Troy S. at Saratoga. Out of the Disco Rico mare Pure Disco, the popular grey retires with a record of 38-14-5-7 and purse earnings of $2,004,050.

“He’s been amazingly consistent over the years. He was a very fast horse from the beginning and he will be a tough guy to replace,” said trainer Christophe Clement. “He was a very straightforward horse and very kind. He traveled all over the country. He ran last year in the Breeders’ Cup and was the favorite in the race. It’s extraordinary how long he lasted at the top level. It’s a credit to Mr. and Mrs. Generazio and their breeding program.”

A multiple graded stakes winner, Pure Sensation picked up stakes wins in six consecutive seasons, from his 3-year-old year to age eight. He won the GIII Turf Monster H. at Parx in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019, the GIII Parx Dash S. in 2016, 2018 and 2019 and the GIII Jaipur Invitational S. in 2016 at Belmont. In that effort, he set a new six-furlong course record, later bettered by stablemate Disco Partner (Disco Rico) in the same race the following year. Disco Partner, another Generazio homebred, was retired to Rockridge Stud for the 2020 season.

“I’m not sure what Mr. Generazio would like to do yet, whether he wants him retired to the farm or if we can use him as a pony at the track because he would be a very popular pony if I can take him with us to Payson Park,” added Clement about plans for Pure Sensation’s post-racing life.

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