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Bolt d’Oro’s Major Dude Back To Winning Ways in Kitten’s Joy

Spendthrift Farm's Major Dude (Bolt d'Oro) sat a midfield trip and worked home best of all to record a second victory at the graded level in Saturday's GIII Kitten's Joy S. at Gulfstream Park.

Settled in about fifth position early as fellow 10-1 chances Dude N Colorado (GB) (Uncle Mo) and Boppy O (Bolt d'Oro) eyeballed each other through reasonable fractions, Major Dude dropped down onto the fence with about a half-mile to race and traveled well within the grasp of the in-form Irad Ortiz, Jr. as they raced around the turn. Following the three-wide move of his chief market rival Candidate (Exaggerator) nearing the stretch, the $550,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga acquisition was produced four deep off the home corner with a sound turn of foot, wanted to hang to his right while engaging the front-runners approaching the entrance to the final furlong and kicked on late to score comfortably. Candidate, who made all the running to defeat the comebacking Major Dude in the one-mile Dania Beach S. Jan. 7, was beaten for speed this time around, but turned in a sound late rally and just held off Dude N Colorado for third.

“He's a super nice colt, very consistent,” said trainer Todd Pletcher, who sent out 2022 Kitten's Joy winner Grand Sonata (Medaglia d'Oro). “I'll talk to the guys at Spendthrift. We're kicking around the idea of putting him on the dirt at some point. We'll see when that opportunity comes up.”

A debut winner over the Monmouth main track June 18, Major Dude was a well-beaten third in the one-mile Sapling S. at the Jersey Shore oval Aug. 27 before causing a 10-1 upset when trying turf for the first time in the GII Pilgrim S. at Aqueduct Oct. 2. The bay was unable to overcome a horror draw in 13 in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf and checked in ninth before turning in a useful seasonal unveiling last time out.

Pedigree Notes:

The Cleary family's Clearsky Farms purchased this colt's stakes-placed dam for $320,000 in foal to The Factor at Keeneland November in 2016. Mary Rita is a full-sister to the SP Unbound, whose four winners from five to race include 'TDN Rising Star' Arabian Lion (Justify), while Major Dude's third dam is the redoubtable Personal Ensign, the dam of MGISW My Flag (Easy Goer) and granddam of champion Storm Flag Flying (Storm Cat). This is, of course, the Phipps family of Grade I winners Miner's Mark, Traditionally and Mr Speaker and the additional graded winners Fire Away (War Front)–who was recently represented by his first winner in South Africa–and Vigilantes Way (Medaglia d'Oro).

Major Dude is bred on a variant of the wildly successful cross of Medaglia d'Oro over Distorted Humor that is responsible for the likes of dual Hong Kong Horse of the Year Golden Sixty (Aus), Elate and New Money Honey. The cross over mares by Distorted Humor's sire Forty Niner has resulted in the additional Grade I winners and champions Songbird and Rachel Alexandra.

Mary Rita is the dam of a 2-year-old colt by Audible, missed to Authentic and was among the first book of mares bred to Charlatan.

Saturday, Gulfstream
KITTEN'S JOY S.-GIII, $175,000, Gulfstream, 2-4, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:40.22, gd.
1–MAJOR DUDE, 124, c, 3, by Bolt d'Oro
                1st Dam: Mary Rita (SP), by Distorted Humor
                2nd Dam: Possibility, by A.P. Indy
                3rd Dam: Personal Ensign, by Private Account
($550,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG). O-Spendthrift Farm LLC; B-Clearsky
Farms (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. $105,245.
Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-1, $300,095. Werk Nick Rating: A+++.
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2–Candidate, 122, c, 3, Exaggerator–Navy Ribbon,
by Pure Prize. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($20,000 Ylg '21
FTKOCT; $150,000 2yo '22 EASMAY). O-Mark B. Grier; B-Rose
Hill Farm & Thoroughbred Acadiana (KY); T-Arnaud Delacour.
$33,950.
3–Dude N Colorado (GB), 118, c, 3, Uncle Mo–Limonar (Ire),
by Street Cry (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE.
($90,000 2yo '22 KEENOV). O-Three Diamonds Farm; B-St. Elias
Stables LLC (GB); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $16,975.
Margins: 1HF, NK, 2 1/4. Odds: 1.40, 2.20, 10.10.
Also Ran: Boppy O, Souzak (Fr), Congruent, Lights of Broadway, Moon Cat.
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Red Carpet Ready a First Dirt SW for Oscar Performance in Fern Creek

The betting public had some difficulty knowing exactly what to do with Red Carpet Ready in Saturday's $200,000 Fern Creek S. at Churchill Downs. The $180,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga graduate opened her account at first asking by 10 going six furlongs on the Stars of Tomorrow I program here Oct. 30, but it came over a heavily rain-affected track and was only modestly graded.

The dark bay filly was accordingly no better than 7-1 off a morning line that was half that number and jumped alertly to stalk the pace outside of 4-1 Twirled, herself an eight-length maiden winner at Keeneland Oct. 22. Asked to improve when The Great Maybe (Upstart) rolled up to her outside with about 2 1/2 furlongs to travel, Red Carpet Ready counterpunched between rivals, engaged the pacesetter in upper stretch, put her away for good at the eighth pole and came away to a fairly easy victory. Twirled just held for second over heavily favored Myrtlewood S. winner Key of Life, who overraced down the backstretch and just could not bridge the deficit late.

Red Carpet Ready, her sire's most expensive first-crop yearling (34 sold, 47 ring), is the second black-type winner for her freshman sire (by Kitten's Joy) and his first on the main track. The winner is out of an unraced daughter of SW Spun Silk, the dam of GI Vosburgh S. hero Joking (Distorted Humor), while the third dam includes MGSW/GISP Fed Biz (Giant's Causeway). Wild Silk produced a filly and a colt by Oscar Performance, respectively, the last two seasons and is expecting a foal by Not This Time early next year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

FERN CREEK S., $200,000, Churchill Downs, 11-26, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:16.72, ft.
1–RED CARPET READY, 122, f, 2, by Oscar Performance
1st Dam: Wild Silk, by Street Sense
2nd Dam: Spun Silk, by A.P. Indy
3rd Dam: Spunoutacontrol, by Wild Again
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. ($180,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG; $100,000 RNA 2yo '22 OBSAPR). O-Ashbrook Farm & Upland Flats Racing; B-Lynn B Schiff (KY); T-George R Arnold II; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr. $122,070. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $191,070. *Second SW (first on dirt) for freshman sire (by Kitten's Joy).
2–Twirled, 122, f, 2, Twirling Candy–Key d'Oro, by Medaglia d'Oro. 1ST BLACK-TYPE. ($360,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR). O-Scott Dilworth, Randy & Susan Andrews; B-LLP Performance Horse LLC (KY); T-Steven M Asmussen. $39,700.
3–Key of Life, 122, f, 2, Mo Town–Longride to Wisdom, by Harlan's Holiday. ($42,000 Ylg '21 OBSOCT; $350,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR). O-Flurry Racing Stables LLC & Hoffman Family Racing LLC; B-Moreau Bloodstock International Inc (KY); T-Brad H Cox. $19,850.
Margins: 3 1/4, NK, 2 1/4. Odds: 7.42, 4.22, 0.45.
Also Ran: Baytown Lovely, The Great Maybe, Tell Me When.

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Good Magic’s Bat Flip Walks It Off in Central Park

Bat Flip (Good Magic) was sent off at odds of 23-5 to build upon a wire-to-wire maiden victory going two turns over the Aqueduct turf course Oct. 23, but showed a bit of a new dimension when forced to stalk the pace in Saturday's Central Park S. at the Big A. The $350,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga grad proved equal to the task in becoming a fifth stakes winner and first on the grass for his freshman sire (by Curlin).

Looking intent on making the running yet again from his low draw, Bat Flip tried to squeeze through a tight spot inside of the stretching-out Dr. Settle's Dream (Oscar Performance) into the first turn, but was forced to take back and chase from that one's outside when it became clear it was lead or bust for Dr. Settle's Dream. Content and nicely relaxed off the leader's flank beneath Jose Ortiz, Bat Flip poured in the pressure to take over at the head of the stretch and kept on well as a slightly troubled Dandy Handyman (Outwork) and favored General Jim (Into Mischief) rounded out the minors.

Fifth to future GISW Blazing Sevens (Good Magic) on debut sprinting over the Saratoga main track July 24, Bat Flip was well-beaten behind a 'TDN Rising Star' effort from Echo Again (Gun Runner) when next seen Aug. 20. Bat Flip was runner-up behind next-out GIII Futurity S. hero and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint third Nagirroc (Lea) in a local turf sprint maiden Sept. 24 before getting the job done last time.

The winner is one of two winners from his dam, a half-sister to GSW & MGISP turfer Money Multiplier (Lookin At Lucky) and GSW Intense Holiday (Harlan's Holiday). Krazy Kathy is also responsible for Bat Flip's yearling full-brother Bayou magic, a weanling full-sister and is due to Nyquist for 2023. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

CENTRAL PARK S., $120,000, Aqueduct, 11-26, 2yo, 1mT, 1:34.30, fm.
1–BAT FLIP, 120, c, 2, by Good Magic
1st Dam: Krazy Kathy, by Harlan's Holiday
2nd Dam: Intensify, by Unbridled's Song
3rd Dam: Her She Shawklit, by Air Forbes Won
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. ($350,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG). O-Harrell Ventures LLC & Starlight Racing; B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; J-Jose L. Ortiz. $66,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, $147,750.
2–Dandy Handyman, 120, g, 2, Outwork–American Lights, by Ten Centuries. O/B-Maram LLC (KY); T-Keri Brion. $24,000.
3–General Jim, 122, c, 2, Into Mischief–Inspired by Grace, by Curlin. 1ST BLACK-TYPE. ($850,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Courtlandt Farms LLC (Donald Adam); B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock & Centerline Breeding (KY); T-Claude R McGaughey III. $14,400.
Margins: 1HF, HD, 1. Odds: 4.60, 5.80, 1.45.
Also Ran: Ramblin' Wreck, Liar's Poker, Calycanthus, Noble Huntsman, Let's Go Big Blue, Dr. Settle's Dream. Scratched: Sweetlou'sgotaces.

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Oscar Performance Filly Romps in the Slop at Churchill

4th-Churchill Downs, $114,370, Msw, 10-30, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:12.08, sy, 10 lengths.
RED CARPET READY (f, 2, Oscar Performance–Wild Silk, by Street Sense) proved to be just that with a splashy debut performance through the Churchill slop Sunday afternoon. Touching 37-1 at the off, the $180,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga purchase hit the ground running from her low draw and outsprinted the well-backed Bo Derek (Speightstown) to lead them through an opening quarter-mile in :21.74 over the rain-affected surface. With that 7-2 chance her shadow around the turn, Red Carpet Ready shrugged her off in upper stretch and kicked away to score by about nine lengths as much the best. Red Carpet Ready is the 13th individual winner from the first crop of her sire (by Kitten's Joy). Red Carpet Ready is out of an unraced daughter of SW Spun Silk (A.P. Indy), the dam of GI Vosburgh S. winner Joking (Distorted Humor), and hails from the family of MGSW/MGISP Fed Biz (Giant's Causeway). Wild Silk is the dam of a yearling full-sister and weanling half-brother to Red Carpet Ready and was most recently covered by Not This Time. Sales history: $180,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG; $100,000 RNA 2yo '22 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $69,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Ashbrook Farm & Upland Flats Racing; B-Lynn B Schiff (KY); T-George R Arnold II.

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