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Into Mischief Colt Flies Home in Bourbon
‘TDN Rising Star’ Mutasaabeq took advantage of a fast pace and produced a last-to-first rally to take the GII Bourbon S. Sunday at Keeneland, punching his ticket to the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf in the “Win and You’re In” qualifier.
Cruising to a 4 1/2-length debut score going 5 1/2 furlongs on the Saratoga main track Aug. 8, the $425,000 Keeneland November weanling buy finished a well-beaten third in the GI Runhappy Hopeful S. there Sept. 7 and was backed down to favoritism in this turf bow.
Last out of the stalls, the Shadwell colorbearer steadied off heels a bit going past the wire the first time and caboosed the field behind quick splits of :22.62 and :47.09. Starting to pick it up while swinging six wide approaching the stretch, the bay closed steadily on his left lead, then switched over outside the eighth pole and soon overtook the tiring pacesetter before edging clear to triumph. Abarta finished well to get up for second, completing an Into Mischief exacta.
“The first 100 yards didn’t go very well, but he was able to save a little bit of ground around the first turn and it looked like Luis [Saez] was biding his time and trying to figure out whether he should find a seam to go through or ultimately he just decided to circle the field and kind of sling-shotted them,” said winning trainer Todd Pletcher. “He delivered an explosive turn of foot. Great to see and great for the Shadwell team. His maiden win was very impressive and his gate work prior to his maiden win was as good as any 2-year-old we’ve had at Saratoga ever. We felt that [in] the Hopeful, they kind of ran away from him and he couldn’t really close the way we hoped he would. Kind of looking into his pedigree, the Into Mischiefs run on anything.”
“We broke a little slow. Last time he did the same thing, but I knew I had a lot of horse,” Saez added. “The distance was great for him. He was working so good on the turf. We knew what we had. When we came to the half-mile I was trying to [decide] where we were going to go–inside or out–but inside we had so many horses. I felt like I had the horse to go out and let him roll. When he came to the straight, he just took off. He did it easy.”
Pedigree Notes:
With the victory, Mutasaabeq becomes the 80th stakes winner and 34th graded stakes winner for Into Mischief. He is the first foal out of Downside Scenario, a half-sister to MGSW Cool Cowboy (Kodiak Kowboy) who was claimed for $40,000 out of her final career start in 2016. From the female family of Brazilian champion Juno (Brz) (Setembro Chove {Brz}), she has a yearling California Chrome filly and produced a colt by Uncle Mo this season before being bred to Audible.
Sunday, Keeneland
BOURBON S.-GII, $200,000, Keeneland, 10-4, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.13, fm.
1–MUTASAABEQ, 118, c, 2, by Into Mischief
               1st Dam: Downside Scenario, by Scat Daddy
               2nd Dam: Grand Breeze, by Grand Slam
               3rd Dam: Breeze Lass, by It’s Freezing
‘TDN Rising Star‘ 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES
  WIN. ($425,000 Wlg ’18 KEENOV). O-Shadwell Stable;    B-BlackRidge Stables LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Luis Saez.
$120,000. Lifetime Record: GISP, 3-2-0-1, $189,600. Werk Nick
  Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Abarta, 118, c, 2, Into Mischief–Dame Marie, by Smart Strike.
($200,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-Donegal Racing & Newtown
Anner Stud Farm; B-Mt. Brilliant Broodmares II, LLC (KY);
T-Brad H. Cox. $40,000.
3–Nathan Detroit, 118, c, 2, Union Rags–Gracie Square, by
Awesome Again. O-Joseph Allen LLC; B-Mr. Joseph Allen LLC
(KY); T-J. Reeve McGaughey. $20,000.
Margins: 2 1/4, 3/4, HD. Odds: 2.00, 17.40, 24.60.
Also Ran: Into the Sunrise, Arrest Me Red, Private Island, Spyglass, Barrister Tom, Blame the Booze, Indy Tourist, Really Slow. Scratched: Hidden Enemy (Ire). Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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Plum Ali A Perfect 3-For-3 After Popular Miss Grillo Victory
Plum Ali ran her record to 3-for-3 with a come-from-behind victory on Sunday in the Grade 2 Miss Grillo Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Ridden by Jose Ortiz, the Christophe Clement-trained filly by First Samurai ran down front-running Caldee to win by 2 1/4 lengths.
Time for the 1 1/16 miles on firm turf was 1:42.03. Plum Ali paid $4.30 to win as the favorite of five runners contesting the Miss Grillo.
Caldee finished second, with Editor At Large getting up for third. She was followed by Mashnee Girl and Director's Cut. There were four scratches from the original field of entries.
Owned by Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables and Bethlehem Stables, Plum Ali was bred in Kentucky by Stone Farm and sold for $65,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
“She's a very nice filly,” said Clement. “She's won in different scenarios, different tracks and different jockeys. That's what good horses do. They face the challenge and they win. It's very exciting. It's nice when they keep facing these things and win. [At the top of the stretch] the [top]-three finishers were together, so nobody has any excuses.
“Just like anything else, I'll only go to the Breeders' Cup [Juvenile Fillies Turf] if she's training great and doing great. I'm very happy. She's done everything right.”
Plum Ali made a winning debut at Saratoga on July 23, taking a maiden special weight race by two lengths, then traveled to Kentucky Downs to win the Mint Juvenile Fillies Stakes by 2 3/4 lengths.
“Christophe always said to me she was the nicest 2-year-old turf filly in the barn,” said Dubb. “We knew this winter when was she on the farm that she was above average, but we didn't know how good she was.
“She seems, with every race, to be maturing. She had more composure in the paddock today. She's just going forward the right way and we hope we can get one more race out of her this year.”
In the Miss Grillo, Plum Ali was near the back early while saving ground as Caldee led through fractions of :24.81, :48.06 and 1:11.58 for the first six furlongs. Ortiz asked Plum Ali for run going into the far turn and was bidding for the lead by the time the field hit the top of the stretch. She opened up by one length at the furlong pole and passed the mile marker in 1:35.60 with a clear lead and held sway to the finish. Caldee held off Editor At Large by a nose for second, with 15 1/2-length margin back to Mashnee Girl in fourth.
“She's very classy. I had the opportunity to work her twice and got to know her a little bit these past couple of week,” said Ortiz. “The first week, she worked well. The second week, she worked amazing. She gave me a lot of confidence going into the race. She had a great trip and I followed the right horse and when I was ready to make my move, I did.”
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First Samurai Filly Remains Unbeaten in Miss Grillo
Plum Ali remained undefeated and picked up her second straight stakes win with a convincing score in Sunday’s GII Miss Grillo S. on the Belmont turf.
Unveiled going two turns over the Saratoga lawn July 23, the $65,000 Keeneland September buy rallied to a two-length success. Shipped south to Kentucky Downs for the Mint Juvenile Fillies S. Sept. 7, the chestnut overcame a troubled start and uncorked a powerful late run to score going away by 2 3/4 lengths.
Hammered down late to even-money favoritism, Plum Ali traveled last of a tightly-packed quintet as second choice Caldee went clear through an easy :24.81 quarter. Steadily creeping forward at the hedge down the backstretch, she moved into third passing a :48.06 half and set upon the frontrunner from the two path five-sixteenths out. Poking her head in front soon after straightening for home, she started to get away from that rival entering the final furlong and hit the wire as a comfortable winner. Caldee dug in to win a tight photo for the place over Editor At Large.
“She’s a very nice filly. She’s won in different scenarios, different tracks and different jockeys,” said winning trainer Christophe Clement. “That’s what good horses do. They face the challenge and they win. It’s very exciting. It’s nice when they keep facing these things and win. Just like anything else, I’ll only go to the Breeders’ Cup [Juvenile Fillies Turf] if she’s training great and doing great. I’m very happy. She’s done everything right.”
“Christophe always said to me she was the nicest 2-year-old turf filly in the barn,” added winning co-owner Michael Dubb. “We knew this winter when was she on the farm that she was above average, but we didn’t know how good she was. She seems, with every race, to be maturing. She had more composure in the paddock today. She’s just going forward the right way and we hope we can get one more race out of her this year.”
Pedigree Notes:
Already one of 28 stakes winners for MGISW juvenile First Samurai, Plum Ali becomes his 17th graded stakes winner with the victory. She is the second foal to race out of a half to turf GSW Meribel (Peaks and Valleys). Skipping has a yearling Lemon Drop Kid filly and dropped a full-sister to the victress this term before visiting Mastery.
Sunday, Belmont Park
MISS GRILLO S.-GII, $145,500, Belmont, 10-4, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:42.03, fm.
1–PLUM ALI, 122, 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 GRADED STAKES WIN. ($65,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP).
O-Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables LLC & Bethlehem Stables
LLC; B-Stone Farm (KY); T-Christophe Clement; J-Jose L. Ortiz.
$82,500. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $413,500. Werk Nick
  Rating: A++. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Caldee, 120, f, 2, More Than Ready–Holiday’s Jewel, by
Harlan’s Holiday. O/B-Shortleaf Stable (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.
$30,000.
3–Editor At Large (Ire), 120, f, 2, Lope de Vega (Ire)–What Say
You (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). (160,000gns Wlg ’18 TATFOA;
260,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Peter M. Brant; B-R J B
Bloodstock & Lynch Bages Ltd (IRE); T-Chad C. Brown. $18,000.
Margins: 2 1/4, NO, 15HF. Odds: 1.15, 1.80, 4.10.
Also Ran: Mashnee Girl, Director’s Cut. Scratched: Batyah, Fifth Risk, Freedomofthepress, Lovestruck. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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