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Florida Derby on Tap for Simplification

Tami Bobo's Simplification (Not This Time) came out of his victory in Saturday's GII Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth S. in fine shape and will now be aimed at the Apr. 2 GI Curlin Florida Derby.

“Yesterday, good break, a little problem in traffic, and when the jockey took him outside, the horse ran well,” trainer Antonio Sano said Sunday morning. “I am proud of my horse. I'm happy for all the support the people give to me. I'm happy for another chance to win the GI Kentucky Derby.”

Simplification earned 50 Derby qualifying points for his 3 1/2-length victory at Gulfstream Saturday and gave Sano his second Fountain of Youth win following Gunnevera (Dialed In)'s 2017 score.

Fountain of Youth runner-up In Due Time (Not This Time) exited the race in good order, but connections will wait to pick out a next start for the colt.

“We always thought that he was a nice horse,” trainer Kelly Breen said of In Due Time. “We were contemplating going to Tampa, but I wanted to stay here in surroundings he's been accustomed to, and because of his affinity for the track, not that he doesn't like any other track. Why do anything different? I thought he ran a creditable race against a nice field of horses.”

Breen continued, “Where we go from here? I'm going to wait for him to get back onto the track and see how he's training. The Florida Derby is in our backyard, but I won't say anything until I talk to the owners and come up with a game plan.”

Also likely for the Florida Derby is O Captain (Carpe Diem), who finished third in the Fountain of Youth as an 87-1 longshot.

“We expected him to run a big race. He was training so good for it,” Gustavo Delgado, Jr., assistant to his father Gustavo Delgado, Sr., said. “We knew he would like the mile and a sixteenth because of his family.”

Junior Alvarado and Joel Rosario, who were unseated when their mounts High Oak (Gormley) and Galt (Medaglia d'Oro), respectively, fell on the turn into the homestretch in the Fountain of Youth, escaped serious injury. Alvarado took off his scheduled mounts Sunday, but is expected to return to action for Wednesday's program at Gulfstream. Both horses also escaped injury.

White Abarrio (Race Day), who defeated Simplification by 4 1/2 lengths to win the Feb. 5 GIII Holy Bull S., skipped the Fountain of Youth, but prepped for the Florida Derby with a four-furlong work in :47.12 (2/125) at Gulfstream Sunday.

“He worked really well second work back. We were looking for a little bit more and we emphasized galloping out because we're looking to build up his stamina a bit more,” trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. said. “The gallop-out was as good as the work.”

Of the Fountain of Youth result, Joseph said, “I'm a big believer in form lines, as far as horses that you beat coming back to win. To see Sano's horse come back and run like that was a big result for us. Full credit to Sano for having his horse ready to run like that.”

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Karakontie’s Spendarella Makes the Grade

Saturday, Gulfstream Park
HERECOMESTHEBRIDE S.-GIII, $125,000, Gulfstream, 3-5, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:34.38, fm.
1–SPENDARELLA, 118, f, 3, by Karakontie (Jpn)
                1st Dam: Spanish Bunny, by Unusual Heat
                2nd Dam: Spanish Beam, by El Gran Senor
                3rd Dam: Solar Beam, by Majestic Light
   1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($220,000
Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-Gainesway Stable (Antony Beck);
B-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. (NY); T-H. Graham Motion;
J-Jose L. Ortiz. $72,850. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $104,650.
*Full to Spanish Loveaffair, MSW & MGSP, $284,090; 1/2 to
Spanish Queen (Tribal Rule), GISW, $423,600.
2–Opalina, 122, f, 3, Optimizer–Go Kitten Go, by Kitten's Joy.
O-Teneri Farm & J Stables LLC; B-Teneri Farms Inc. & Bernardo
Alvarez Calderon (FL); T-Roderick R. Rodriguez. $23,500.
3–Mischievous Kiss, 120, f, 3, Into Mischief–Kiss the Devil, by
Kris S. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($300,000 RNA Ylg '20
KEESEP). O-Carl F. Pollard; B-CFP Thoroughbreds LLC (KY);
T-William I. Mott. $11,750.
Margins: 1HF, 1HF, 5. Odds: 1.70, 4.60, 4.30.
Also Ran: Last Leaf, Lia Marina, Beside Herself, Bali Del Sol, Lemieux, Dia de Sol, Howdyoumakeurmoney, Soul of an Angel. Scratched: Diamond Wow, Dolce Zel (Fr). Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

Spendarella fulfilled the promise of her impressive debut victory over the Hallandale turf course Feb. 2 with a wire-to-wire victory in the GIII Herecomesthebride S. at Gulfstream Park Saturday. Favored while facing 10 foes here, the Gainesway homebred zipped out to the early lead and set a moderate pace as she and Lemieux (Nyquist) distanced themselves from the rest of the field. The bay filly scampered clear into the stretch and maintained her advantage to the wire.

“She's always been a nice filly, and she just keeps growing and getting more intelligent about the job,” said Alice Clapham, assistant to winning trainer Graham Motion. “She seems to know what life's about. The first race really kind of helped her grow up. She's a New York-bred, so she'll most probably head up there, at some point. She'll let us tell us where she wants to run.”

Pedigree Notes:
Spendarella is the fifth graded stakes winner for Gainesway stallion Karakontie, who has also been represented by GII Mrs. Revere S. winner Princess Grace, GII Del Mar Derby winner None Above the Law, GIII Sam F. Davis S. winner Sole Volante and group winner Kenzai Warrior. The filly's full-sister Spanish Loveaffair, a two-time stakes winner and three times graded placed, sold for $775,000 at last year's Keeneland November sale.
Spanish Bunny, who was purchased by Gainesway for $130,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November sale, has a 2-year-old filly by Destin and produced a colt by Uncle Mo this year.

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Dubawi’s In Italian Wins Honey Fox

Favored In Italian went wire-to-wire to give owner Peter Brant and trainer Chad Brown their second graded victory of the afternoon in the GIII Honey Fox S. at Gulfstream Park Saturday. The chestnut filly rushed up to take the lead into the first turn. Allowed to set pedestrian splits, the favorite shrugged off a pair of challengers in upper stretch and skipped clear to the wire.

“It went perfect,” said winning rider Irad Ortiz, Jr. “We didn't want to go head to head, but my filly outbroke all of them so I said, 'I'm gonna go.' From there, she just took me all the way. I didn't expect to be on the lead. It looked like there were a couple of horses coming out of sprint races, but when the gates opened, everything changed. She was on top, so I just said, 'Go ahead.'”

In Italian was tabbed a 'TDN Rising Star' following her front-running 3 1/2-length maiden score at Belmont last May before being sidelined by illness. She returned with a 4 1/4-length tally in a Jan. 12 allowance at Tampa Bay Downs last time out.

“We really liked this horse last year,” Brown said. “She was very impressive at Belmont and then she got a bad case of pneumonia. She had to be stopped on and rehabbed. I want to give Bruce Jackson credit down at Fair Hill. He rehabbed her and sent her back in good shape late in the year at Payson Park. She's back and picking up where she left off and should have a really good career.”

Pedigree Notes:

Florentina, a half-sister to Group 1 winner Gathering (Aus) (Tale of the Cat), has a 2-year-old filly by Kingman (GB). Her 3-year-old colt by that same sire, the unraced Spanish Empire (GB), sold to Tom Magnier for $1.8 million at the 2021 Magic Millions January sale. The mare was bred to Yes Yes Yes (Aus) (Rubick {Aus}) last year.

In Italian became the 146 worldwide graded winner for her sire, Dubawi.

Saturday, Gulfstream Park
HONEY FOX S.-GIII, $150,000, Gulfstream, 3-5, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:35.16, fm.
1–IN ITALIAN (GB), 118, f, 4, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Florentina (Aus) (GSW-Aus, $250,958), by    Redoute's Choice (Aus)
                2nd Dam: Celebria (Aus), by Peintre Celebre
                3rd Dam: Twyla (Aus), by Danehill
   'TDN Rising Star' 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES
   WIN. (475,000gns Ylg '19 TATOCT). O-Peter M. Brant;
B-Fairway Thoroughbreds (GB); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Irad Ortiz,
Jr. $87,420. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $157,220. Werk Nick
   Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Wakanaka (Ire), 120, f, 4, Power (GB)–Storyline (Ire), by
Kodiac (GB). (£3,500 Ylg '19 GOFFPR). O-Team Valor
International and Barber, Gary; B-Mrs Jean Brennan (IRE);
T-William I. Mott. $28,200.
3–Navratilova, 123, f, 4, Medaglia d'Oro–Centre Court, by
Smart Strike. O/B-G. Watts Humphrey, Jr.; T-George R. Arnold. $14,100.

Margins: 1 1/4, HF, 1HF. Odds: 2.70, 7.10, 26.40.
Also Ran: Sugar Fix, Jouster, Alms, Bipartisanship (GB), Gift List (GB), Lovely Luvy, Katama Moonlight, Quinoa Tifah.
Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Kathleen O. Keeps it Going in Davona Dale

Winngate Stables LLC's very promising Kathleen O. (Upstart) remained undefeated and stamped herself as a leading GI Kentucky Oaks contender with another impressive victory in Saturday's GII Davona Dale S. at Gulfstream.

Backed down to 2-1 favoritism from a 9-2 morning line, the rail-drawn dark bay trailed the deep field of seven early. Up a spot into sixth following an opening quarter in :23.38, she was under a ride rounding the far turn while racing in between horses. Stuck in a little traffic approaching the quarter pole, Javier Castellano found a lane as they straightened and Kathleen O. charged home in style while securing 50 qualifying points for this year's Kentucky Oaks. Previously unbeaten 'TDN Rising Star' Classy Edition (Classic Empire), a perfect three-for-three versus fellow New York-breds, was up for second.

The narrow winner of a somewhat key seven-furlong heat at Aqueduct first up in the mud in November, Kathleen O. most recently aired by 8 1/2 lengths in the track-and-trip Cash Run S. on New Year's Day.

“She did break good today, but she just doesn't have the speed to stay up with them,” winning trainer Shug McGaughey said. “The way she finished, pretty remarkable, especially over this track. I think this is a big move for a filly coming into this race off just two starts. I mean, I hope she keeps improving. Today, she had to make her room a little bit, so I'm sure she learned quite a bit today. That would be my preference to keep her here [for the Gulfstream Park Oaks] and not have to ship her for the Ashland [at Keeneland]. I'm pleased so far. I would think that [increased distance to 1 1/16 miles] shouldn't be a problem.”

Castellano added, “I liked the way she did it today. She doesn't have the speed to be close to the horses, but I loved the way she finished. She always breaks slow out of the gate, but that's her style. Every horse is different. Turning for home, I was loaded. I was just looking for the seam and trying to split horses and that's exactly what I did.”

Pedigree Notes:

Airdrie Stud's third-crop sire Upstart is in a sweet spot with his sophomores this year. Not only does he have Kathleen O., who was ranked third in this week's TDN Kentucky Oaks Top 10 prior to her Davona Dale score, but he also has the colt Zandon in a prominent spot on the TDN Derby 12. With the Davona Dale, Kathleen O. becomes Upstart's second graded winner. She was already one of his six black-type winners, with another seven runners knocking on the door with stakes performances.

Bred by Gainesway Thoroughbreds and Bridlewood Farm and sold by Niall Brennan as a $275,000 Ocala Spring 2-year-old after working a :21 1/5 quarter, Kathleen O. is the first foal out of Quaver, who has since only visited Tapwrit, resulting in a 2-year-old colt named Tap Collector (a $65,000 OBS yearling purchased by PJ Campanella) and a yearling filly. Gainesway, Bridlewood, and the Tapwrit syndicate had bought Quaver with Kathleen O. in utero for $90,000 at the 2019 Keeneland January sale, then resold her at last year's Keeneland November sale in foal to Tapwrit for $140,000 to Lev Miller. Her dam is a half to GISW and young sire Cupid (Tapit), as well as to additional GSWs Heart Ashley (Lion Heart) and Ashley's Kitty (Tale of the Cat).

Quaver is one of six young Blame mares to produce a stakes winner to date. Blame–who entered stud the year before Upstart was born–had a repeat black-type winner of his own Saturday, with his Officiating taking Aqueduct's GIII Tom Fool S.

Saturday, Gulfstream
DAVONA DALE S. PRESENTED BY FANDUEL-GII, $200,000, Gulfstream, 3-5, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:36.23, ft.
1–KATHLEEN O., 120, f, 3, by Upstart
                1st Dam: Quaver (SP), by Blame
                2nd Dam: Skipper Tale, by Tale of the Cat
                3rd Dam: Pretty 'n Smart, by Beau Genius
   1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($8,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; $50,000
Ylg '20 OBSOCT; $275,000 2yo '21 OBSAPR). O-Winngate
Stables, LLC; B-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD & Bridlewood
Farm, LLC (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III; J-Javier Castellano.
$121,520. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $226,280. Werk Nick
   Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Classy Edition, 120, f, 3, Classic Empire–Newbie, by
Bernardini. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($550,000 2yo '21
EASMAY). O-Low, Lawana L. and Robert E.; B-Chester & Mary
Broman (NY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $39,200.
3–Cocktail Moments, 118, f, 3, Uncle Mo–River Maid, by
Where's the Ring. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($135,000 Wlg
'19 KEENOV; $190,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $245,000 RNA 2yo '21
OBSMAR). O-Dixiana Farms LLC; B-Mark Stansell (KY);
T-Kenneth G. McPeek. $19,600.
Margins: 2, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 2.30, 3.80, 11.50.
Also Ran: Sweet Dani Girl, Outfoxed, Girl With a Dream, Mi Negrita. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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