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Forewarned Pulls Off Upset In Queens County At Aqueduct

Every once in a while, Uriah St. Lewis pulls off an upset in a stakes race and Sunday's Queens County was another one of those surprises. Breaking from the outside of the field of nine, Forewarned went five-wide on the far turn to find racing room down the center of the stretch and pass the dueling duo of Empty Tomb and Backsideofthemoon to take the stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y., by 1 1/4 lengths.

Going off at a big price, Forewarned broke from post nine, settling midpack as Bal Harbour, Empty Tomb, and Backsideofthemoon battled three across for the lead around the first turn and down the backstretch of the 1 1/8-mile stakes. Coming out of the far turn, Backsideofthemoon had a narrow lead over Empty Tomb, with Bal Harbour still battling to their outside.

Into the Aqueduct straight, Empty Tomb and Backsideofthemoon battled as Bal Harbour fell back. On their outside, down the center of the track, Forewarned mounted his bid for the lead, jockey Dexter Haddock driving the son of Flat Out for the lead. Inside the last sixteenth, Forewarned caught the dueling frontrunners, pulling away to win by a length. Empty Tomb pulled ahead of Backsideofthemoon in the race's final strides to take second. Olliemyboy, Bal Harbour, Mystic Night, Bourbonic, You're to Blame, and Shooger Ray Too rounded out the order of finish.

The final time for the 1 1/8 miles was 1:51.90. Find this race's chart here.

Forewarned paid $86.00, $24.00, and $13.00. Empty Tomb paid $9.10 and $5.90. Backsideofthemoon paid $6.10.

“He was working well into this race. The thing with him is he wants longer distances. The longer the better and that's what we were trying to do. He won the Best of Ohio Endurance three years in a row which is a mile and a quarter,” owner/trainer Uriah St. Lewis said after the Queens County. “We're going to keep him in longer distance races over the winter. The mile and an eighth is great for him. Anything that Dexter [Haddock] is willing to ride, we're willing to take the chance.”

“I saw a couple of horses fighting up front around the first turn. I knew I had a lot of horse when I made my move and he came with a big run at the end. He was training so well in the morning, and he felt good today,” jockey Dexter Haddock told the NYRA Press Office after the race.

Bred in Ohio by Preston Stables LLC, who also bred Gravesend winner Chateau, Forewarned is by Flat Out out of the Five Star Day mare Fortune Play. He is owned by his trainer Uriah St. Lewis. Consigned by Bill Reightler, agent for Preston Stables LLC, Forewarned was sold for $40,000 at the December 2018 Fasig-Tipton Midatlantic Mixed Sale. With his win in the Queens County, the 6-year-old horse has two wins in 13 starts in 2021, for a lifetime record of 45-10-7-4 and career earnings of $762,383.

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Pacific Gale’s Hurricane Bertie One Of Five Winners On Day For Alvarado

Holly Hill Stable's Pacific Gale rolled to her second straight graded-stakes victory at Gulfstream Park Saturday, scoring a dominating victory in the $100,000 Hurricane Bertie (G3) and providing jockey Junior Alvarado with his fourth of five victories and first of two stakes successes on a 12-race card.

The 22^nd running of the Hurricane Bertie, a 6 ½-furlong sprint for older fillies and mares, was supported on Saturday's 12-race card by the $75,000 Texas Glitter, a five-furlong turf dash for older horses, and the $75,000 Melody of Colors, a five-furlong turf sprint for older fillies and mares.

Alvarado, who came back to ride Warrior's Pride to victory in the Texas Glitter two races later on the card, has ridden 48 winners while riding full time during the Championship Meet for the first time in 12 years. The 36-year-old native of Venezuela had been highly successful while riding at Aqueduct during the winter months in past years.

“The support I've been receiving from the owners and trainers has been beyond what I was expecting,” said Alvarado, who rode his first winner in the U.S. at Gulfstream in 2007. “It's been a really amazing experience and I can't wait to come back again next winter.”

The John Kimmel-trained Pacific Gale ($3.80), who had gone winless in 17 straight starts before impressively capturing the Jan. 23 Inside Information at Gulfstream under John Velazquez, came right back to score a 3 ½-length triumph in the Hurricane Bertie under a ground-saving ride by Alvarado.

“I rode her a couple times at Saratoga and Belmont. We always thought she was great but for some reason we never got the best of her,” Alvarado said. “She's stepping up right now. She's at another level right now.”

The 6-year-old daughter of Flat Out advanced along the rail to race behind pacesetter Cory Gal and to the inside of stalkers Sonar and Sound Machine. Sound Machine made a three-wide sweep on the turn to get the jump on the favorite and take the lead at the top of the stretch. Alvarado was able to ease Pacific Gale off the trail entering the stretch and the Kentucky-bred mare kicked in to rush past Sound Machine and draw off to win comfortably.

“I just had to make sure I stayed off the heels of everybody and make sure to give her a clear run from there,” Alvarado said. “She was there for me all the way around.”

Pacific Gale ran 6 ½ furlongs in 1:15.93. Sound Machine held second, 1 ½ lengths ahead of Saguaro Row.

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6-Year-Old Chateau Makes Graded Stakes Debut Winning One In Tom Fool

Michael Dubb's Chateau made his graded stakes debut on Saturday, and the veteran 6-year-old proved it was worth the wait after surging to the front and having plenty left in the tank en route to a gate-to-wire 3 1/2-length score in the Grade 3, $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap for 4-year-olds and up at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, N.Y.

Chateau, who had made just two previous stakes appearances through his first 32 career starts, broke sharp under meet-leading rider Kendrick Carmouche from post 3, leading the six-horse field through swift opening fractions of 22.81 seconds for the quarter-mile with the half in 46.18 over the fast main track.

Chateau built on his advantage approaching the turn and was never seriously challenged in the stretch, besting a charging Wendell Fong to complete the six-furlong course in 1:12.10.

Chateau, who earned a 96 Beyer Speed Figure for a 1 1/2-length win against allowance company on January 18 going six furlongs, again led at every point of call at the Big A for trainer Rob Atras. The Flat Out gelding notched consecutive wins for the first time since 2018, when he won three in a row at the claiming and allowance levels.

“That was emotional,” Atras said. “He came running out of the gate and put away the other speed horse [Happy Farm], who is no slouch. Kendrick broke him so sharp. We had a plan; obviously it was no secret. He put away that horse and was controlling the race and got a little separation. When they turned for home, it didn't look like anyone was coming and Kendrick still had some horse. It was an amazing performance.

“We've always liked him and Kendrick has really figured out how to ride him. He's been a big help.”

Atras, who took over the training duties last year, has seen Chateau go 2-2-2 in his last six starts and now could earn the right to face even more challenging competition in the Grade 1, $300,000 Carter Handicap, with the seven-furlong sprint on the undercard of the Grade 2 Wood Memorial presented by Resorts World Casino on April 3 at Aqueduct.

“It might be pushing it for distance, but off this race anything is possible,” Atras said. “We'll see how he comes out of the race and go from there.”

Off at 7-2, Chateau returned $9.60 on a $2 win wager. The Kentucky bred improved his career earnings to $477,769.

“When you read into it and there's a lot of speed, nine times out of ten, it doesn't happen that way. I knew my horse had to be forwardly placed,” Carmouche said. “I figured him out last time. This time I knew Rob had given him enough time in between races where he could carry his speed a little longer.

Carmouche has been aboard for his last two victories.

“The track is a little different than last time and is a little deeper,” Carmouche said. “The speed is carrying. But no matter what I just had to let him run his race and carry him home.”

Gold Square's Wendell Fong, who gave trainer Natalia Lynch her first career win in the Fire Plug in January at Laurel Park, outkicked Speed Pass by 3 1/4 lengths for second.

“It set up perfect. He did everything he was supposed to do and our goal was to see if he could handle the track and he did his job today,” said Lynch, who said she excepts Wendell Fong to go to the Carter. “It's just really good to see him compete at this level again.”

Added Wendell Fong rider Trevor McCarthy: “He got a good break. The Baffert horse [No. 5, Speed Pass] broke bad and then rushed up to get position and I thought that was the horse that would take me there and be a good horse to follow. When I tipped out, he finished up strong. He just couldn't catch the speed horses. They were going at a pretty decent fraction and speed is pretty good here at Aqueduct.”

Pete's Play Call, the favorite, finished fourth, with Happy Farm and Share the Ride completing the order of finish.

Live racing resumes Sunday at Aqueduct with an eight-race card highlighted by the $100,000 Biogio's Rose, a one-turn mile for state-bred fillies and mares 4-years-old and up in Race 7. First post is 1:20 p.m. Eastern.

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Pacific Gale Ends 17-Race Winless Streak In Inside Information

Tobey Morton's Pacific Gale, winless in 17 consecutive starts dating back more than two years, swept to the lead in mid-stretch and pulled clear to spring a 16-1 upset of Saturday's $200,000 Inside Information (G2) at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

The 42^nd running of the Inside Information for fillies and mares 4 and older was among seven graded-stakes worth $4.725 million on a blockbuster 12-race Pegasus World Cup Invitational Series program featuring the $3-million Pegasus World Cup (G1) at 1 1/8 miles on dirt and $1-million Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) at 1 3/16 miles on the grass.

Ridden by Hall of Famer John Velazquez for trainer John Kimmel, Pacific Gale ($34.20) sprinted seven furlongs in 1:22.60 over a fast main track to earn her second career stakes victory, first in graded company, and first of any kind since an Oct. 4, 2018 optional claiming allowance triumph at Belmont Park.

Velazquez settled Pacific Gale in fifth between Bronx Beauty along the rail and Sound Machine to her outside as 2-1 favorite Cinnabunny and Thissmytime dueled through a quarter-mile in 22.45 seconds and a half in 45.13. Room opened for Pacific Gale to get through leaving the far turn and the 6-year-old Flat Out mare accelerated past her rivals to win by 2 ¾ lengths.

Thissmytime dug in to finish second, a length ahead of late-running Piedi Bianchi. It was another length back to Cinnabunny in fourth, followed by Dream Marie, Bronx Beauty, Sally's Curlin and Sound Machine.

$200,000 Inside Information (G2) Quotes

Trainer John Kimmel, (Pacific Gale): “It's a really emotional time, actually. Mr. Morton, he's my primary owner, he passed away last month and they just loved this filly. Tobey has now taken over. We've kind of talked about this filly. She was kind of earmarked to go to Not This Time, and I told her this filly is training better than I've ever seen her train up at Palm Meadows. She's dappled out and she's just come to herself and I was just very optimistic about her today. Even though she's oh-fer the last two years, just to see her fire like you've never seen her fire was just a tremendous accomplishment for a filly that's been a bridesmaid against some top quality horses. To see her get her due diligence here today is just really, really special.”

“I'm sure he's looking down and I hope he had a big bet. He loved to bet on his horses and it's a very generous price she has on the board. My congratulations to Tobey. I know it's a difficult time but hopefully this filly can put a smile on her face.”

Jockey John Velazquez (Pacific Gale): “Finally! I always try to keep her covered up and make one run with her. Today was the day. I kept her covered up and when we passed the quarter pole and got to the three-sixteenths pole I got out and she responded right away. It set up the way we wanted to.”

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