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Frank’s Rockette Powers Home in Prioress

The speedy ‘TDN Rising Star’ Frank’s Rockette stalked and pounced her way to a second straight graded tally.

Frank’s Rockette broke on top, but settled off the pace of Hello Beautiful (Golden Lad) as Reagan’s Edge was well-placed in third. The 3-2 favorite took over under a hold before reaching the quarter pole, kicked clear from there and reported home as a much-the-best winner.

“I think we made the right choice [to run in the Prioress],” winning Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said. “The filly that ran in the Oaks yesterday [Gamine] was very tough in the Test and the extra time helped our filly. She looks good. She looks like she gained some weight and the distance of this race at six furlongs suits us very well. I’m pleased she showed up and ran fast.”

Mott continued, “I thought we might be on the lead. I didn’t see that kind of speed coming from her [Hello Beautiful]. There were several horses in there that could have shown speed. In these sprints, a lot depends on who gets the good break. Our filly broke well, but Hello Beautiful broke exceptionally well and showed good speed as well. Junior [Alvarado] rode her perfectly.”

Runner-up in both the GII Adirondack S. and GI Spinaway S. last summer at the Spa, Frank’s Rockette kicked off her sophomore season with a blowout win in Gulfstream’s Any Limit S. Feb. 22. Second as the favorite in a sloppy renewal of Oaklawn’s Purple Martin S. Apr. 4, she entered riding a two-race winning streak, headed by a narrow decision over Reagan’s Edge in Belmont’s GIII Victory Ride S. going 6 1/2 furlongs last time July 4.

Pedigree Notes:

Runaway leader on the general sire list of 2020 by individual black-type winners with 23, Into Mischief got another bolstering of his credentials when Frank’s Rockette moved from the GIII-winning column to the GII-winning column. Overall, Into Mischief has 30 graded winners and 77 career black-type winners. Frank’s Rockette marks the third Into Mischief graded stakes horse produced by an Indian Charlie mare, including this summer’s GIII Schuylerville S. winner Dayoutoftheoffice and 2018 MGISP Rowayton. Indian Charlie’s 63 stakes winners out of his daughters include last year’s champion sprinter Mitole (Eskendereya), who stands alongside Into Mischief at Spendthrift Farm. Frank’s Rockette’s dam, Rocket Twentyone, won the 2011 GIII Arlington-Washington Lassie S. and has produced three stakes horses from three foals. Frank’s Rockette was her last reported foal.

Saturday, Saratoga
PRIORESS S.-GII, $200,000, Saratoga, 9-5, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:08.89, ft.
1–FRANK’S ROCKETTE, 122, f, 3, by Into Mischief
1st Dam: Rocket Twentyone (GSW, $136,149),
                                by Indian Charlie
                2nd Dam: Symphonic Lady, by Blare of Trumpets
                3rd Dam: Wavering Lady, by Wavering Monarch
‘TDN Rising Star’ O-Frank Fletcher Racing Operations, Inc.;
   B-Frank Fletcher (KY); T-William I. Mott; J-Junior Alvarado.
   $110,000. Lifetime Record: MGISW, 9-5-4-0, $523,603. Werk
   Nick Rating: A++. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Reagan’s Edge, 118, f, 3, Competitive Edge–Dayienu, by
Sunday Break (Jpn). ($45,000 Wlg ’17 FTKNOV; $30,000 Ylg ’18
FTKJUL; $77,000 2yo ’19 OBSAPR). O-Lael Stables; B-Mauk One
Farm (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux. $40,000.
3–Center Aisle, 118, f, 3, Into Mischief–Specification, by Empire
Maker. ($165,000 Wlg ’17 KEENOV; $450,000 Ylg ’18 KEESEP;
$1,500,000 2yo ’19 FTFMAR). O-OXO Equine LLC; B-Breffni
Farm (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $24,000.
Margins: 2HF, 1, 2. Odds: 1.55, 4.90, 3.70.
Also Ran: Secondary Market, Sound Machine, Hello Beautiful, Up in Smoke, Purrfectly Claire. Scratched: Kimari. 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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Mystic Guide Strong In The Stretch To Win Jim Dandy Stakes

Appearing to be home free at the top of the stretch, jockey Luis Saez looked over his right shoulder aboard Jesus' Team to check for any potential spoilers. What he saw was a dirt-covered Mystic Guide mounting a charge that would eventually lead him to the winner's circle in the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga.

The 3-year-old Ghostzapper colt broke from the outside post, and settled near the back of the six-horse field, two paths off the rail. Longshots First Line and Celtic Striker led the group into the first turn, followed closely in third by Pegasus Stakes runner-up Jesus' Team, and the lead duo separated from the rest as they straightened out to the backstretch in an opening quarter of :23.37 seconds.

First Line led the way across the back straightaway, with Celtic Striker on his outside hip, while Mystic Guide waited patiently in the back of the field. The half-mile went by in :47.61 seconds, and Jesus' Team spent the next quarter-mile lodging a three-wide move to the front.

Jesus' Team was firmly in command at the top of the stretch, but Ortiz had brought Mystic Guide up through the middle of the field in the meantime, and appeared on the outside of the new leader as the eighth-pole drew near. After some right-handed urging by Ortiz, Mystic Guide drew up beside Jesus' Team, who fought on for a few strides before conceding the lead.

Ortiz kept Mystic Guide to task through the final sixteenth, fending off a late charge from Liveyourbeastlife to win by a length. Jesus' Team carried on for third, while betting favorite Dr Post ran an even fourth.

Mystic Guide completed the 1 1/16-mile race in 1:49 flat over a fast main track for owner Godolphin and trainer Michael Stidham. He paid $6.60 to win as the field's second choice.

The Jim Dandy was Mystic Guide's second win in five career starts, and his first victory in stakes competition. Stidham added blinkers to the colt for the Jim Dandy after finishing third in his most recent start, and his stakes debut, a third in the G3 Peter Pan Stakes on July 16 at Saratoga.

A homebred for Godolphin, Mystic Guide is out of the five-time Grade 1-winning A.P. Indy mare Music Note, who also ran under the Godolphin blue.

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‘Rising Star’ Mystic Guide Gets It Done in Jim Dandy

‘TDN Rising Star’ Mystic Guide, sporting first-time blinkers, sat much handier to the pace than when last seen in the GIII Peter Pan S. on opening day of the Saratoga meet July 16, weaved his way through traffic to be within striking distance turning for home and kicked on gamely in the stretch for a career high.

A bit hesitant to load, the Godolphin homebred dropped out to the tail of the field, but trailed the dueling pacesetters by just about a half-dozen lengths down the backstretch. Rallying underneath odds-on Dr Post (Quality Road) on the turn, Mystic Guide was asked for his best a quarter mile out, was spun four wide into the lane, overhauled Jesus’ Team at the eighth pole and staved off a late charge from Liveyourbeastlife to get the money. Dr Post was a disappointing fourth.

“I know he was last down the backside, but he was definitely there when Jose [Ortiz] called on him today whereas the last time he was too late and had no chance,” winning trainer Mike Stidham said of the addition of blinkers. “Today, he was there when Jose called on him. Once he got through turning for home, I felt really good about him because he has a big kick. He put himself in a better spot today and gave himself a chance. It really is a pleasure to win a race like this at Saratoga.”

Tabbed a ‘Rising Star’ off a powerful performance in his two-turn debut at second asking at Fair Grounds Mar. 21, Mystic Guide was second-best behind Tap It to Win (Tapit) in a quickly run first-level allowance at Belmont June 4, then closed from far back to be third as the favorite in the Peter Pan.

As for returning in the GI Preakness S. Oct. 3, Stidham added, “It certainly is a race that we’ll look at. If our horse comes out of the race really well and we like the way he trains in the next couple of weeks, the Preakness would certainly be on the table no matter what happens today [in the Kentucky Derby].”

Pedigree Notes:

Mystic Guide is one of 79 black-type winners–43 graded–for the consistently top sire Ghostzapper. The 2004 Horse of the Year’s other graded scorers this year include GI Madison S. winner Guarana and GII Dance Smarty S. winner Theodora B. Godolphin homebred Mystic Guide is out of the five-time GISW A.P. Indy mare Music Note, who is a half-sister to G1 winner Musical Chimes (In Excess {Ire}) and a granddaughter of 1978 champion 2-year-old filly It’s in the Air (Mr. Prospector). Music Note’s most recent produce is a yearling filly by Maclean’s Music. Mystic Guide is the fourth graded winner resulting from the cross of Ghostzapper on an A.P. Indy mare, with the others being Moreno (GI), Champagne Problems (G3), and Matthewsburg (G3).

Saturday, Saratoga
JIM DANDY S.-GII, $150,000, Saratoga, 9-5, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:49.00, ft.
1–MYSTIC GUIDE, 118, c, 3, by Ghostzapper
                1st Dam: Music Note (MGISW, $1,615,000), by A.P. Indy
                2nd Dam: Note Musicale (GB), by Sadler’s Wells
                3rd Dam: It’s in the Air, by Mr. Prospector
   ‘TDN Rising Star’ 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES
   WIN. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Michael Stidham; J-Jose L. Ortiz.
$82,500. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-2, $143,200. Werk Nick
   Rating: A. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Liveyourbeastlife, 118, c, 3, Ghostzapper–Ellie’s Moment, by
Kris S.. ($170,000 RNA Ylg ’18 KEESEP; $200,000 2yo ’19
FTFMAR). O-William H. Lawrence; B-Phillips Racing Partnership
(KY); T-Jorge R. Abreu. $30,000.
3–Jesus’ Team, 118, c, 3, Tapiture–Golden Memories, by Suave.
($30,000 Ylg ’18 KEESEP). O-Grupo Seven C Stable; B-Pamela P.
Gartin (KY); T-Jose Francisco D’Angelo. $18,000.
Margins: 3/4, 3/4, 2 1/4. Odds: 2.30, 14.30, 4.90.
Also Ran: Dr Post, Celtic Striker, First Line. Scratched: Happy Saver. 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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Brody’s Cause’s Sittin On Go Upsets in the Iroquois

Longshot Sittin On Go blew past his rivals in the stretch to become the first stakes winner for his freshman sire (by Giant’s Causeway), who was campaigned by these same connections. The chestnut was wheeling back on relatively short rest after an off-the-pace 4 1/4-length tally going five furlongs at Ellis Aug. 16–he earned just a 49 Beyer Speed Figure.

Unhurried early and guided a bit off the potentially dead rail, Sittin On Go traveled nicely on the bridle while far back as odds-on Therideofalifetime (Candy Ride {Arg}) zipped away through splits of :23.04 and :45.64. He was still hard held by Corey Lanerie heading around the turn, and circled up very wide into the lane. Midnight Bourbon wrestled the lead away from the chalk at the top of the lane, but Sittin On Go continued to gobble up ground and kick away convincingly to stamp his ticket to the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.

“We’re having ourselves a great weekend,” said trainer Dale Romans, who also saddled ‘TDN Rising Star’ Girl Daddy (Uncle Mo) to a victory in Thursday’s GIII Pocahontas–the equivalent race to this one for fillies–for Dennis Albaugh and Jason Loutsch’s powerful stable. “This horse reminds us a lot of his father. We were pretty confident he’d be able to stretch out from his training and this race set up perfectly for us. We’re on to the Breeders’ Cup.”

Lanerie, who rode Brody’s Cause to an 11-1 victory in the 2015 GI Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity while employing very similar tactics, offered: “He broke really good and put me right where I thought he would be after watching his replay from Ellis Park. Down the backside, he was trying to get out on me. I don’t know why, but he settled in real nice. I was actually going to follow Dale’s other horse [Ultimate Badger {Commissioner}], but I had so much horse, I went to the outside and let him come on. Watching the races, it looked like the outside is the best place to be. I didn’t want any excuses for getting him stopped. I put him in the clear and he was just like his daddy.”

Dennis Albaugh said, “Man, to pick up the Pocahontas and then follow it up with the Iroquois two days later is unreal. We couldn’t be happier. That’s why we’re in the racing business. That horse was unbelievable coming around the turn. I was like, ‘Man, he’s moving.'”

Pedigree Notes:
Brody’s Cause was a $350,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase in 2014, and was third in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile after his Breeders’ Futurity win. He added the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. at three before checking in seventh in the GI Kentucky Derby. The Spendthrift Farm resident has been represented by three winners thus far.

More Than Ready has now sired the dams of 43 graded stakes winners. Dam Set’n On Ready–whose dam is by Brody’s Causeway’s sire Giant’s Causeway–was a precocious type who was claimed for $35,000 out of her final career start. She hails from the female family of European highweight sprinter Lucayan Prince, MGSW Comic Strip, and graded stakes winner and producer Silver Comic. Set’n On Rady was barren in her next two seasons before producing a Mor Spirit filly this January. She was bred back to Flameaway.

Saturday, Churchill Downs
IROQUOIS S. PRESENTED BY FORD-GIII, $200,000, Churchill Downs, 9-5, 2yo, 1m, 1:35.00, ft.
1–SITTIN ON GO, 118, c, 2, by Brody’s Cause
                1st Dam: Set’n On Ready (SP), by More Than Ready
                2nd Dam: Laughingly, by Giant’s Causeway
                3rd Dam: Now That’s Funny, by Saratoga Six
   1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($65,000
Wlg ’18 KEENOV; $62,000 RNA Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-Albaugh
Family Stables LLC; B-Wynnstay LLC (KY); T-Dale L. Romans;
J-Corey J. Lanerie. $117,800. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0,
$145,520. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Werk Nick Rating: C+.
2–Midnight Bourbon, 118, c, 2, Tiznow–Catch the Moon, by
Malibu Moon. ($525,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-Winchell
Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC
(KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $38,000.
3–Super Stock, 120, c, 2, Dialed In–Super Girlie, by Closing
Argument. ($70,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-Woolsey, Erv and
Asmussen, Keith; B-Pedro Gonzalez & P.J. Gonzalez (KY);
T-Steven M. Asmussen. $19,000.
Margins: 2HF, 1 3/4, 5 1/4. Odds: 24.00, 5.20, 8.30.
Also Ran: Therideofalifetime, Pico d’Oro, Notary, Ultimate Badger, Crazy Shot, Drop Anchor, Belafonte. Scratched: Dreamer’s Disease. 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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