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Churchill Sires First Winner in Rome

3rd-Rome, €13,200, Mdn., 6-2, 2yo, 1400m (AWT).
IL GRANDE GATSBY (IRE), (c, 2, Churchill {Ire}–Irene Watts {GB} {GSP-Ity, $133,610}, by Miswaki Tern), who ran second when unveiled over 1200 metres on the local synthetic on May 9, was the second choice on the board at 2-1 in this step up in trip. Noticeably warm in the preliminaries, he perched in fourth while glued to the fence through the opening furlongs. Shifted out on the bend, he was asked for his bid 400 metres from home and, began to make inroads toward the front. Unleashing a sparkling turn of foot, he dashed past all comers in the closing stages to win going away and defeat pacesetter Raimark (Ire) (Markaz {Ire}) by 1 ½ lengths. He is the first winner of 146 foals for his dual Guineas-winning first-season sire (by Galileo {Ire}) who stands at Coolmore Stud in Ireland for €30,000. One of seven foals, six to race, and the fifth winner out of his Italian Group 3-placed dam, Il Grande Gatsby is followed by a yearling filly by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). His winning second dam was a half-sister to Italian Champion Older Mare Russian Lady (Ire) (Stanford {Ire}), who saluted three times at the group level in Italy. Sales history: 18,000gns RNA Ylg '20 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, €7,740.
O-TBA SRLS. B-Folco S.A.S. (Ire). T-Mario Giorgi.

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Trainer Faith Wilson Saddles First Winner With ‘Project Horse’ At Her Home Track

Ever wonder how a Thoroughbred trainer celebrates their first career victory?

For 33-year-old Faith Wilson, it was cake at home with her two children, ages five and two.

Wilson, the daughter of former trainers, recorded her first victory in her first year as a trainer – and in her 14th start – when La Luisa captured the ninth race, a $10,000 maiden claimer, at Monmouth Park on Monday.

“I'm beyond ecstatic, especially because this was a project horse that my husband and I own,” she said. “She was a bad bleeder when we got her. We gave her six months off and since then she has been very consistent (with a win, second and third in four starts for Wilson).

“I literally can't wait to get home and have cake with my kids and tell them about this.”

Wilson, an assistant for nine years for a variety of trainers, intended to launch her career at Monmouth Park a year ago “but we got here too late to get started.”

“So we decided to go to Tampa Downs and start there this winter,” she said. “We had a good winter at Tampa (with four seconds and a third from 13 starters) but I guess it was meant to be that I would get my first winner at my home track.”

Wilson's parents, Bill and Donna Wilson, both dabbled as trainers, with her mother spending her career (1989 through 1994) on the New Jersey circuit, which then included Garden State Park, the Meadowlands and Atlantic City Racecourse.

But Wilson will not have much time to savor the victory — though she will be able to have her cake and eat it too. She said she will be back at her barn on the Monmouth Park backstretch first thing Tuesday to tend to her seven horses.

“We have four running next weekend that I have to get ready,” she said.

La Luisa, a 3-year-old daughter of Suns Out Guns Out, returned $10.60 to win for her 1 ¼-length victory.

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Mohaymen Gets First Winner in Prairie Meadows Dead Heat

Freshman stallion Mohaymen got off the mark as a sire when Whistlewhileyoumow won a maiden special weight at Prairie Meadows in a dead heat Monday. The 2-year-old gelding, gray like his sire, was making his first career start in the 4 1/2 furlong contest after being purchased earlier this year at the OBS March sale for $37,000 by John Ballantyne/NBS Stable. He had worked a furlong in :10.2 at the sale and had since been gelded.

Whistlewhileyoumow broke from the inside and was quickly up with the leaders. Before the first quarter registered in :22.67, the gray and Alia Max (Orb) separated themselves from the field and turned it into a match race. They got the half in tandem in :46.77 with only the constant head bob determining who was in front. Neither wanted to relent, but just as Alia Max briefly looked to have a few inches on her side nearing the wire, Whistlewhileyoumow fought back and matched his rival under the line in a game effort. It was another 2 3/4 lengths back to the third-place finisher.

Shadwell sire Mohaymen, winner of four Grade 2 events at two and three topped by the XpressBet Fountain of Youth S., has 76 current juveniles in his first crop. Whistlewhileyoumow is out of Argentinean Group 2 winner Ever Nice (Arg) (Mutakddim), who also has a 2021 colt by Enticed. She was sold at the 2021 Keeneland January sale carrying the Enticed colt for $10,000 to E.B.S. The mare is a half-sister to Argentina's 2009 champion 2-year-old Ever Peace (Arg) (Alpha Plus) and additional Argentinean GSW Ever Beautiful (Arg) (Exchange Rate).

5th-Prairie Meadows, $30,500, Msw, 5-31, 2yo, 4 1/2f, :53.62, ft, 2 3/4 lengths.

(DH) WHISTLEWHILEYOUMOW (g, 2, Mohaymen–Ever Nice {Arg} {GSW-Arg}, by Mutakddim) Sales History: $10,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $37,000 2yo '21 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $12,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

O-NBS Stable; B-Clearsky Farms (KY); T-Jon G. Arnett.

(DH) ALIA MAX (f, 2, Orb–Brusquer, by Elusive Quality) Sales History: $17,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $18,500.

O-Travis Swan Murphy, Matt Trent, & Manny Camacho; B-Barouche Stud (Ireland) Ltd. (KY); T-Travis Swan Murphy.

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Time Test Gains First Winner at Milan

2nd-Milan, €13,200, Mdn., 2yo, 1000mT, 1:01.50.
THE KING'S HORSES (GB) (c, 2, Time Test {GB}-Natty Bumppo {Ire}, by Kheleyf), sent off at 3-2 in this debut, was away in good order and set the pace a few strides from the gate. The favourite maintained his advantage, but came under pressure from Griffe de Chat (GB) (Olympic Glory {Ire} in the final furlong. At the wire, The King's Horses edged away to win by a length to become the first scorer for his MGSW sire (by Dubawi {Ire}), who finished second in the GI Fourstardave H., the GI Woodford Reserve Manhattan S. and third in the G1 Coral-Eclipse S. The winner is also one of six foals, four to race and two to win out of his unraced dam. Natty Bumppo is also a half-sister to two-time Group 3 winner Astrophysical Jet (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Group 3 winner Coral Wave (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) and group winner and G1 Prix Rothschild third Know It All (GB) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}). Highbrow (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}), The King's Horses's third dam, was a half-sister to blue hen Height of Fashion (Fr) (Bustino {GB}). Sales history: 19,000gns RNA Wlg '19 TATNOV; 10,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €6,000. VIDEO.
O/T-Gianluca Verricelli Societa AI. B-Mr W. A. Tinkler (GB).

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